Almost There

The wedding approaches and amid the moments of wild-eyed panic, I'm feeling like things are coming together. I lost my grip completely a couple of times, but only for true emergencies, like the time that I accidentally canceled one of the rooms at the...

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A Goodbye

Today was the funeral for a friend. She was part of our close-knit church community, so her passing leaves a noticeable hole.  I've known her some 10 or 12 years. Her son was a beloved student in my seminary class for 4 years. She's been a cub scout...

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A Whole Bunch of Photos That Just Make Me Happy

I need to reach for happiness. I'll write more about it later, but a friend passed away on Saturday, and I'm having normal feelings of tenderness and mourning, but I just can't get bogged down in them. Last night I was feeling really heavy while at the...

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Happy Anniversary!

I really feel like I shouldn't go to bed without acknowledging this day. It's my 24th anniversary. I remember my parents' 24th anniversary, because it was the year my first son was born and I remember very clearly that they were old. No really, they...

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New Addition

Not of the human kind or the building kind, of the kitten kind. A friend found a mama and litter of kittens in the crawl space where her furnace is and took them in. We just adopted one of the litter from the rescue group that is taking care of them....

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This Is a Test, It Is Only a Test

Not of the Emergency Broadcasting System, but instead of what my life will be like in 4 years or so. This past week, with Sara and Evan gone to Virginia, and Sam and Eric gone fairly late into the evenings, it was virtually an empty nest and I had a...

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Book Review: The Slave Dancer

The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox YA Historical Fiction You might like this book if: You make a habit of reading award-winners (this one has a Newberry Medal), you enjoy historical fiction, survival and adventure tales, or are just interested in another...

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The Net Worked and I Didn't Fall

Today things calm down. My folks are gone, and the goodbye was okay. For now it just feels like one of my mom's normal trips out to see my siblings. She has often been gone for a couple of months at a time, so for now, it's like that. Her house next...

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Hi

I haven't written for a while and I realized today what a soothing thing it is for me to write. I was at camp and did some paper and pen journaling and then a bit on my knitting blog, but right now, in the middle of everything, I feel the need to calm...

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