Misty Peterson-Thomas

Posts By Misty Peterson-Thomas

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  Lessons from a Cattle Dog

  In past stories I have spoken of the two dogs we own. George is our oldest dog. He is 11 years old....

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  Sensory Overload

  The last couple of weeks have been brutal for both my daughter, Mariah, and I. So much so, that sensory overload, or what...

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  Anaconda’s in the Gorse

  Memories are strange in nature. Two individuals can live through the same situation, and remember it differently. There have been many circumstances...

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  Anatomy of A Life Filled With Regret

  It occurred to me today that I have shared many stories about my time with Old Man, and one or two stories...

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  “Kid, buckshot hurts!”

  On Monday, April 1st, wild turkey season opens here. Every year I have at least one hunter that stops by and asks...

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  Blood on the Mountain

  Three years ago, in 2010, I started writing a series of short essays in my personal journal. I wanted to remember all...

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  Memorabilia on the Wall

  I stood there holding the belt from my engine, and wondered if the wrong decision had been made. It was the summer...

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  By Request

  It was Friday afternoon and my daughter Mariah and I were working in the garden area on the hill behind our house....

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  Against the Tide

          “Misty, try not to make a permanent decision based on temporary emotions. Do you understand what I am saying? Think first...

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  Third Time’s a Charm?

  It was 7am and Old Man, my elderly neighbor, and I were enjoying our morning coffee time together when his son, “Johnny,”...

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  Terror in the Elevator

  It was 2001 when my son and I went on our annual mother-son camping/fishing, 4th of July weekend to the Oregon Coast....

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  Muddled Through

  The other day Mariah and I stopped by a fast food restaurant in a local town. There was a young mother in...

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  Footprints on the Heart

  There are people who come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same. Seven years...