Sad News
It was our sweet little secret. Our joy and delight. And we’d only shared it with our immediate families so they could pray with us through the tender time. We were debating about with whom to share...
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Christmas Cookies!
What would you do with more than eight dozen sugar cookies in the shapes of Christmas trees, snowmen, holly leaves, candy canes and Christmas stockings? Decorate them, of course! We pulled the...
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Small Steps to the Homeless Shelter
The roasted vegetables smelled really good. I’d been standing behind the serving counter for an hour picking up clean plates from my left, scooping out a generous spoonful of those veggies and passing...
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WHO not WHAT: Resolutions 2012
It’s the beginning of January 2012, so I suppose I ought to write about resolutions, fresh starts and all that. But I don’t feel like it. I did that last year. Rather than exploring my yearnings for...
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Empty
Photo from http://www.andol.info/life/1222.htm I shoved my gloved hands deeper into my jacket pockets. It wasn’t a frigid winter day, but it was windy and damp, having rained on and off. Staff...
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Surprise TV Appearance
Photo from www.RachaelRayShow.com Living in New York City provides opportunities for unexpected fun which you can’t get anywhere else. Take yesterday, for instance. A friend gave me tickets to see a...
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Hard Reality
Image from www.unviolencestudy.org There are times when reality barges into my safe world and I don’t always know how to respond. Balancing the tension of the imperfect can be uncomfortable and...
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Magazine Models
Do you subscribe to Fast Company magazine? If so, whip out your February edition and turn to the back, page 102. See that pic in the bottom left of the happy people enjoying meaningful conversation...
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I’ve been doing it for years without extensive training, so why bother going through the effort and expense of earning a coaching certification? Partly for the certification, partly for the training,...
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Foster Family
It’s taken nearly a year to get to this point, but we can now announce, “We’re foster parents!” This wasn’t an adventure I ever imagined or dreamed of. In my mind, people who foster children are much...
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