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Muslims, Methodists and Me
I have had a fairly broad religious education. I grew up in the 1950s in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, and played primarily with...

Patricia Lemer
Sep 12, 20133 min read


Do YOU Need a Pediatrician?
Over the holidays I spent time with some friends and their grandchildren. Two little boys, one a year old, and the other three, struck...

Patricia Lemer
Nov 27, 20123 min read


Wonder
“I know I’m not an ordinary ten-year-old kid….I know ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. I...

Patricia Lemer
Oct 9, 20122 min read


Picking Beans at Round Hill Park
I’d passed the sign hundreds of times: “Round Hill Park.” Some day I’ll check it out, I’d promised myself. That day was last Tuesday. ...

Patricia Lemer
Sep 18, 20103 min read


Saying “Good-bye” to My Mother
When my mother died on May 12th, DDR lost one of its strongest supporters. Martha S. Heyman was a social worker at heart. She majored...

Patricia Lemer
May 31, 20103 min read
Giving and Getting
Owner wrote: Giving, Getting and Gratitude During the holidays, our thoughts turned to the three “G”s: giving, getting and gratitude....

Patricia Lemer
Jan 3, 20093 min read
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