family Archives — EMMpress words and images for mindful humans Sat, 31 May 2025 12:41:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.emmpress.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Screenshot-2026-03-10-at-12.16.43-PM-32x32.png family Archives — EMMpress 32 32 Naming, Angels, and Missing Sisters https://www.emmpress.com/names-angels-and-missing-sisters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=names-angels-and-missing-sisters Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:28:54 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=8679 Can anyone truly see what’s missing? It’s a paradoxical view. What’s in a name? One of my teachers told me folks with the last name DeAngelis or DiPrete…

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]]> Gail Force https://www.emmpress.com/gail-force/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gail-force Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:07:50 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=8479 Gail lived with us for several months when I was five years old. Gail was 15 years old at the time, an avid 1970s free spirit, a pot…

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]]> Teddy Talk https://www.emmpress.com/ted-talk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ted-talk Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:30:41 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=4321 Around 5 years ago, we needed to put down our dog Teddy. My son just today asked me where Teddy really is. At the time we had told…

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]]> hitting the speed limit https://www.emmpress.com/hitting-the-speed-limit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hitting-the-speed-limit Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:02:15 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=3785 Tomorrow I turn 55, and I kind of love this age and all it represents. This birthday reminds me of my old restaurant days when I waited tables…

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