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Mike and the Grass

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“Mike and The Grass” became a chapter in Erma Bombeck’s book “IF Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing In The Pits?” Erma Bombecks “The Green, Green Grass of Home” was written November 1971. It makes a good “Mother’s Day” or “Father’s Day” story. When Mike...

A Parable

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Here is a Mother’s Day story that is powerful but sad:  “Many years ago I came across a little French parable that moved me deeply: a parable of unbreakable sacrificial love. A widowed mother had an only son whom she cherished. Her tireless loving care was repaid with...