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Take His Hand. Guard His Heart.

March 28, 2014 · by jobarkerbarks | in Musings | tagged boys, mother-in-law, motherhood, sons | 4 Comments

The night before the Golden Wedding party, I am fighting a lump in my throat as I look through the pictures of my mother-in-law as a girl, a bride, a young mother. These are pictures of someone with her life ahead of her, someone still innocent of loss and pain. This is a girl who […]

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Josephine Barker

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