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the heart remembers
Debbie Prather Debbie Prather

the heart remembers

Words don’t suffice.

There aren’t enough that can express.

A and E, let my heart talk to yours.

You are so adored by your hard-working and fun-loving parents, grandparents, aunties, and uncles: Life will be a great adventure.

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find their way
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find their way

"Just turn on the power and everything is all set. You don’t need to change a thing. I have it on the correct setting and volume."

"If it’s not turned on," she said, "he won't sleep and will be distracted by the children playing outside."

I was babysitting for my niece and nephews and followed my sister's instructions to a T.

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out of the mouths of my babies
Debbie Prather Debbie Prather

out of the mouths of my babies

After I'd kissed and tucked him in, he sat up and said very sweetly, "Mom, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but you smell bad at night. I don't know why ... I don't want to hurt your feelings though."

I gargled with mouthwash and put some perfume on. I went back into his room as he was falling asleep.  I asked three year old Collin if I was smelling better now. He smiled drowsily and said, "You do!  What did you do?  Put some make-up on?"

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