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Julie Seedorf: Today’s news much darker than old fairy tales

Jack Sprat can eat no fat; his wife can eat no lean. The line from the fairy tale ran through my mind this morning as ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, January 21, 2018 8:30 pm

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Julie Seedorf: Woman taught people how to live and love

One of my best friends is now singing with the angels. Her beautiful voice has joined God’s chorus in heaven. I dedicate this column to ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, January 7, 2018 1:02 pm

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Julie Seedorf: Remember the holy night during the season

On my Facebook page this past week I shared a picture of an old Christmas vase used in decorating my parent’s home many Christmases ago. ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, December 17, 2017 6:30 pm

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Julie Seedorf: Dealing with a bad case of the “I wants”

I love kitchen gadgets. I have many cute little kitchen tools in my drawers that I have accumulated over the years from Tupperware parties and ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, December 10, 2017 7:00 pm

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Julie Seedorf: Christmas — A time to believe in miracles

I got the proverbial Thanksgiving cold. It was there in the background hovering over my day on Thanksgiving but it held back its full force ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, December 3, 2017 4:48 pm

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Julie Seedorf: Shop ’til you drop in small-town America

This year I am going to pretend I am Oprah and name some of my favorite places and spaces for Christmas shopping and eating out. ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, November 26, 2017 10:00 pm

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Julie Seedorf: Lives are blessed in the good times and bad

It was an unusual week. On Monday I was lunching with a friend and she said to me, “Let’s go and take that evergreen tree ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, November 19, 2017 5:11 pm

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Julie Seedorf: There is art in every aspect of a career

“I can hardly wait to become an adult.” These words were part of a conversation I had with a teenager this week. I laughed and ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, November 12, 2017 9:30 pm

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Julie Seedorf: Loss can be felt deeply in the holiday season

Grief is strange. It pops up when you least expect it, blotting out the sunshine and carrying you back into a sea of sadness. It ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, November 5, 2017 9:00 pm

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Julie Seedorf: Do we carry things too far these days with pets?

I asked my furry babies what they wanted to be for Halloween. Natasha meowed, telling me she wanted to go as Natasha from Rocky and ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, October 29, 2017 9:30 pm

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Julie Seedorf: 100-year-old led simple, hardworking life

“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of 10 years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, October 22, 2017 7:00 pm

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Julie Seedorf: An open letter to an unknown man at the bar

Marguerite Duras once said, “Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Monday, October 16, 2017 1:00 am

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Julie Seedorf: Everybody has a choice in how they react

I am a reactor. At times that reaction can be nuclear. It can happen at any time. Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, October 1, 2017 10:00 pm

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Julie Seedorf: Life is short; forgive your family members

The best career I have had in my lifetime is that of mother. There will never be anything I do which will equal my feelings ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, September 24, 2017 7:30 pm

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Julie Seedorf: I’m still in sticking-my-neck-out mode

I have been told to not stick my neck out. The term means risk, incurring criticism or anger by acting or speaking boldly. According to ... Read more

by Julie Seedorf, Sunday, September 17, 2017 8:00 pm

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