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How do we walk through grief?

Posted on July 1, 2025 by madranchwife

Grief and loss are part of life. We begin to learn this as children–when the truth emerges about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. We lose the innocence of our childhood. If we are lucky enough … Continue reading →

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We all have scars—some are more visible than others.

Posted on May 30, 2025 by madranchwife

I recently had a patient who came to me with the complaint of long-standing lower back pain as well as a day of neck/upper back pain. In the time I spent with her, with some various forms of bodywork, I … Continue reading →

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Rules

Posted on May 24, 2025 by madranchwife

I’m a rules-follower. Period, full-stop. And it irks me to no end when I see others not following the rules. Doesn’t matter what rules. Just the rules, man. Any rules. All of ‘em. All the damn time. And they’re not … Continue reading →

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Goddess—grant me the serenity…

Posted on May 22, 2025 by madranchwife

…to accept the things I cannot change …the courage to change the things I can …and the wisdom to know the difference And boy are there a lot of things I cannot change right now. Like the fact that it’s … Continue reading →

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Where oh where did our winter go?

Posted on April 2, 2021 by madranchwife

I realize this is likely not a popular sentiment, but I feel like I’ve been living in a dystopian nightmare for the last few months. I wake up every morning, walk to the curtains and open Every Single One thinking … Continue reading →

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The Wheels of Time (just keep on turnin’, turnin’)

Posted on February 20, 2021 by madranchwife

I know that those who have alighted here in the past may have read similar words from me. Sometimes it seems I get stuck in a loop in my cabeza. And sometimes that seems to happen cyclically, seasonally. If you … Continue reading →

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A funny thing happened on the way to 2021

Posted on February 4, 2021 by madranchwife

Well, more than one funny thing. And in retrospect, not a lot of 2020 was funny. Nor 2019. Or 2018 or 2017 for that matter. The end of 2016 was depressing as hell, come to think of it. The dear … Continue reading →

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The Capitol (Guest post by Gracelyn)

Posted on January 20, 2021 by madranchwife

The Capitol had been around for a long time. It held nearly two hundred and thirty years of memories in its marbled halls, and it knew that the Americans believed it held the center of their Nation’s democracy. In the … Continue reading →

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Dear John letter to 2020 (Guest post by Linda)

Posted on January 5, 2021 by madranchwife

December 31, 2020 Dear 2020, When we first met, I have to admit, I was intrigued. You were alluring. Our relationship was much like all relationships when they are new; they show so much promise. Up until I met you, … Continue reading →

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Attention Friends & Family (and all who stumble here unaware):

Posted on November 23, 2020 by madranchwife

You may or may not have received notifications of a new website/blog associated with this one (madranchwife.com). Gracelyn has branched out and can now be featured at: http://www.thehistoryofwomenssuffrage.com Her website began as part of her Girl Scout Silver Award. She … Continue reading →

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