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Motherish Musings
My mother-in-law is a wonderful woman. I am truly thankful to be so blessed with a woman who has loved me from the first time she met me (a good 14 years ago — wow!), who never has criticized any of my actions even when I was making a dumb mistake, who doesn’t interfere in…
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The Gardener vs The Arborist
working with young adults offers ample moments for reflection. As I work to understand them, I learn a lot about myself, both my current self and the person I was 20 years ago. I’ve been thinking for a few years now about the nature of friendship. Humans are wired for companionship — Donne was right that ‘no…
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Concert review: BTBAM 4/2/09 at NBT
Getting to see one of your fav bands live is always a pleasurable experience. But I knew the New Brookland Tavern show would be a special experience because the venue is so tiny. And Between the Buried and Me always puts on a fantastic show. Here’s the lowdown: It’s also a pleasure to attend a…
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Fuzzy stories do not good theology make
someone just sent me this email: One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people. He said, ‘My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,…
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Quadrennial Musings (Reposted from Xanga)
My older posts on WordPress were originally posted on my Xanga blog, which is soon to be defunct. I’m transferring this one in its entirety because it’s valuable. ~~~~~ Xanga tells me I’ve been here 4 years now. Funny how that somehow makes me an “old-timer.” Four years represents a mere wink compared to the history…
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