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    For Bob

    Robert Daniel Hyde, April 11, 1960-March 14, 2023, Russellville High School Class of 1979 My children’s dad died yesterday. My ex-husband. I did not expect to feel… Read more “For Bob”

    March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 by Ugena Whitlock

    Season of Lilacs: Memoir For My Mother

    Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family, Down home, where a man’s good word and a handshake are all you need.… Read more “Season of Lilacs: Memoir For My Mother”

    May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    A Parenting Psalm: Wisdom Prayer for My Children

    I remember as a young girl my Daddy pointing out the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Wisdom comes with age, he said. Well, he finished, it ought… Read more “A Parenting Psalm: Wisdom Prayer for My Children”

    April 24, 2019May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    (Un)Holy Saturday: A Community Lament Psalm

    It is Holy Saturday, God, the day good Christians celebrate Jesus’s body lying in the tomb while his soul descended into hell, the Harrowing of Hell, they… Read more “(Un)Holy Saturday: A Community Lament Psalm”

    April 20, 2019May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Hissing Ball of Fury: Losing Diana

    The cat hated everybody. Everybody, that is, except me. And Sarah, of course–but she had owned Sarah for seventeen years, so that was to be expected. I… Read more “Hissing Ball of Fury: Losing Diana”

    September 24, 2014May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1

    One of my friends is, like me, a recovering fundamentalist Christian.  She suggested that I might get to the root of my issues, whether about relationships, teaching,… Read more “Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1”

    January 12, 2014May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Elvis and Me

    Today, January 8, is Elvis’s birthday. He would have been 79 years old, which seems astonishing to me. So on this day, I will offer some random… Read more “Elvis and Me”

    January 8, 2014May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    On the Couch With Bill O’Reilly

    Last night after our traditional family Christmas drama, daddy referred to something I had mentioned in passing–that I see a therapist. The second he asked about it,… Read more “On the Couch With Bill O’Reilly”

    December 28, 2011November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock
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