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I will always think of my mom, Colleen Luedtke, primarily as “MY MOM.” Two little words that signify the central place she holds in my life and my heart. But of course, that’s a very Amy-centric way to view my mother’s life. My mom, who died almost 20 years ago, was so much more than…
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I think I recently channeled Sally Fields. At least I imagine I felt like Sally did when she won the Oscar in 1985 and stated “…I can’t deny the fact that you like me. Right now, you like me!” (While Googling this I learned that “You like me! You really like me!” is actually a…
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Since lockdown/shelter-at-home/quarantine started, one of our favorite radio shows, Live Wire (hosted by one of our favorite podcaster/media personalities, Luke Burbank), has moved to a “house party” format including a weekly question for the audience to weigh in on. Obviously, the world has been waiting for me to pontificate on these questions of deep philosophical…
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I was just starting to think I needed to get serious about planning for any 25th Anniversary festivities we might want to have, when COVID-19 hit (or made its way into public awareness). So luckily for me, I didn’t have to cancel anything. Instead, we officially and publicly observed our anniversary via Zoom (of course)…
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With the start of the Memorial Day Weekend, I’m officially declaring it the kickoff of The Chamy 25th Anniversary Celebration/Commemoration Season. (I’m not sure exactly how long this will last but be prepared for anywhere between 10 days and a year. It probably won’t finally end until we get to take our postponed Anniversary Vacation…
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For my customary performance at our church’s weekly COVID-era virtual coffee house this Saturday, I sang “Let It Be” while playing piano. It’s a beautiful, timeless song, oh so appropriate to our current reality. (It was number 37 on the Current’s listener-created list of “893 Songs That Bring Us Together: https://www.thecurrent.org/list/893-songs-that-bring-us-together/). I hope hearing it…
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Sometimes I don’t really know what I think I know. This was illustrated for me recently when a friend asked what the Sondheim song “Send in the Clowns” is about. He had just performed it for our church’s virtual coffee house. I confidently started replying about how I loved the song and we had recently…
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Yesterday I ran 2.23 miles in honor of Ahmaud Arbery, a young black man who was shot and killed on February 23 by two white men while he was out on a run. Arbery would have turned 26 on Friday so there is a “#IRunWithMaud” social media campaign to run 2.23 “Miles for Maud.” I’m…
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Chad and I are supposed to be on our big vacation now to celebrate our 50th Birthdays and our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Obviously, we’re not. And obviously, I’m disappointed, but I don’t intend this post to be an “I’m Missing My Vacation Lament.” While I am bummed that we’re missing our vacation, I am really…
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I wore a dress today.* This seems worth noting because it was the first time I’ve worn a dress since March 12, and I used to wear dresses (or skirts) just about every day. I wore dresses because for me they were easy, comfortable, and made me feel good. I didn’t have to wear dresses,…
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