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Is Silence Truly Golden?
Is Silence Truly Golden?
“Will you kids quit running and screaming? Can’t I have just five minutes of silence?”
“Please, kids, turn down that loud music and give me five minutes of silence.”
“Honey, will you please turn off that TV for just five minutes of silence?”
A widow knows a lot about silence. Now it echoes through the house with the [...]
What does a widow do tonight?
It’s not like I’d never spent a night alone before. Robert used to travel West Texas and New Mexico selling animal feeds and products, and I spent many nights alone. But that was different. In the first place, I knew he’d call before he went to bed, and we’d chat and share our day and the trials and triumphs of the three kids.
But secondly, a [...]