Karen Allen

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From Jailbird to Free Bird (by guest Eddie Burchfield)

The year was 1973 when on a certain morning around 6:30, I heard a knock on my door. I was…

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Two Decades and Counting . . .

I did it! I made it twenty whole years this month being cancer-free. In all honesty, I wasn’t sure it…

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Holiday and Holy Reflections

As the New Year dawns, it is time to put away things of the past and look towards the future….

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A Cajun Christmas

A year ago, five ladies sat around my dining room table enjoying a meal on Christmas china under dangling ornaments…

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The 12 Prayers of Christmas

Most people enjoy the excitement and delight Christmas brings, but some feel heartache and pain. My friend Leigh Ann was…

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Accepting Change

Change can be hard. Sometimes it’s good, like the color of the leaves in fall; sometimes, it’s not so good,…

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