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Merri Maywether

I like to make people laugh and then say, "hmmm." If I have done that then I have successfully changed the way you have seen the world.

2-Need To Thank Doug

Peter Bennet loved pie. It didn’t matter what kind of pie. All flavors of pie, ranging from fruit to pies with meat and gravy, enticed his taste buds to try them. As long as it had a flaky crust on the top and the bottom, he was a […]

1-You Just Made My Heart Smile

An innocent compliment that could have been a disguised insult opened Lizbeth Perlow’s eyes. She was leaned over the desk, helping a student with her science. She stopped writing and turned to me to say, “You smell exactly like my grandmother. I think you wear the same perfume.”  […]

Power of Caring

I noticed that I’d been tired the past couple of days. The first day, I attributed it to teacher fatigue. On the second day, I was beginning to wonder if perhaps I was being lazy. This morning, I woke after sleeping in until 9 a.m. My typical sleep-in […]

Her Favorite Story

They’ve been together long enough for him to forget he’s already told that story.  Not once or twice, but  several times.  She can it repeat word for word.  If he wasn’t watching for her reaction she could mimic his gestures. The eyes dart up and to the right […]

The Best Can of Soup

His thoughtful eyes studied her tenderly, searching for the source of the lines around her tense smile. He must have seen the barrage of complaints people lodged her way, still pounding at the sides of her head.  Strong arms wrapped around her back to draw her in for […]