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LIFE, AS WE WROTE IT

The family journal.

It began with Stephen’s blog in 2005. Along the way, the family pulled up a chair. Here are our stories, thoughts, and everyday adventures, from newest to oldest.

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Sep 24, 2010 · Stephen Pasquini

Comparisons

6mths 1wk, Around 18lbs, Hair Strawberry Bleach Blond and eyes ice blue. So I’ve been reading my sister’s blogs and seeing how I’ve been matching up in my…

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Sep 23, 2010 · Stephen Pasquini

People Power

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Sep 14, 2010 · Stephen Pasquini

A little Perspective

Sometimes I have a perspective problem. I start staring down a tunnel and begin to loose track of the big picture. It is nice to be snapped out…

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Sep 4, 2010 · Duke Pasquini

Chicken Little and President Obama

I sent the following letter to the editors of our local papers including the Sacramento Bee. The terrible stories circulating about President Obama made me think of the…

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Sep 2, 2010 · Duke Pasquini

Writing My Life #6

Meeting Coretta Scott King I was working with one of my high risk students in 1988 when I suddenly felt nausea and pain in my chest.  I mentioned…

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Aug 31, 2010 · Stephen Pasquini

Time Explored

It has been 6 years since I began working as a

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Aug 8, 2010 · Stephen Pasquini

Working on Being

Today I experienced so many different emotions, I am struggling with the concept of attachment. Yes, the idea of letting go. I am realizing as I go through…

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Jul 30, 2010 · Stephen Pasquini

Rich in Time

I was reading a post by J.D Roth from one of my favorite blogs "Get rich slowly". I think in essence what I like most about his writings…

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Jul 30, 2010 · Stephen Pasquini

July 12-13

These are just some thoughts that I scribbled down on our last vacation, I didn’t have internet access so I decided to piece it together now and over…

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Jul 18, 2010 · Duke Pasquini

Two Wolves

Just a note before I tell the story of the two wolves.  I mentioned yesterday that I was among the first 500 VISTA Volunteers in 1965 and now…

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Jul 16, 2010 · Duke Pasquini

Writing My Life #5

I received a postcard in the mail today from Americorp asking that VISTA Alumni reply by going online and registering.  VISTA was established in 1965 and is short…

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Jul 6, 2010 · Duke Pasquini

Writing My Life 4

This is the fourth and last in a series on prayer in my life. Prayer I was a VISTA Volunteer (Volunteers in Service to America)  in 1966, working…

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