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A new crown, no prospects of royalty and today’s a new day
Yesterday I sat in the dentist chair with the drill humming in the background and I made a resolve NEVER to eat sugar again. I promised myself that I’ll floss everyday. I swear I’ll be more vigilant...
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In the Season of Giving: A Trait to Cherish
My mom, Priscilla, was a highly sought-after commodity in the prime of her single years. It was 1959. She had a nice Italian boyfriend who wanted to marry her. Her father strongly disapproved. Her high...
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To judge or be judged
You’ve all experienced this to some degree… to judge or be judged. I remind myself today that We are all fighting a hard fight. About others, we do not know the whole story. Others do not know the...
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Rock the Boat (don’t tip the boat over…)
You know how you can pinpoint the exact place and time you were when you learned about the events on September 11th? Certain days become frozen in time; indelible impressions that mark a change. On...
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The Winds Will Blow; I Will Listen.
I was a young-married with two toddler sons and we were on a two-year adventure on the pacific coast when my maternal grandfather died. I remember thinking about my Grampy in the evening of his life,...
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Staying Grounded
My brother Aaron wrote a family letter day-before-yesterday, chronicling the goings-on of his week. It was informal, cheery and full of the stuff that makes up his life. In closing, he mentioned an...
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Be not silent, nor unquestioning.
Religious persecution is not a cross I have to bear. Although at times I feel like a stranger in a foreign land when it comes to the beliefs and convictions that separate me from the general populous,...
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As much as I would love to take credit for the piece here, I cannot. I opened my email this morning and found the following thoughtful colloquy on the effects of watching television by my brother,...
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I stumbled through the dining room this morning, bleary-eyed and hung-over on last night’s dose of cold medicine. My vision was cloudy, but I laughed as I passed the wooden box with the word...
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Eating Oatmeal
I ate it for breakfast, alone in the kitchen. It was gooey and warm, sweetened with lumps of brown sugar and thinning with milk. It made me want to write a poem–I can’t explain why. Instead I googled...
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A new crown, no prospects of royalty and today’s a new day
Yesterday I sat in the dentist chair with the drill humming in the background and I made a resolve NEVER to eat sugar again. I promised myself that I’ll floss everyday. I swear I’ll be more vigilant...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In the Season of Giving: A Trait to Cherish
My mom, Priscilla, was a highly sought-after commodity in the prime of her single years. It was 1959. She had a nice Italian boyfriend who wanted to marry her. Her father strongly disapproved. Her high...
View ArticleClik here to view.
To judge or be judged
You’ve all experienced this to some degree… to judge or be judged. I remind myself today that We are all fighting a hard fight. About others, we do not know the whole story. Others do not know the...
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Rock the Boat (don’t tip the boat over…)
You know how you can pinpoint the exact place and time you were when you learned about the events on September 11th? Certain days become frozen in time; indelible impressions that mark a change. On...
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The Winds Will Blow; I Will Listen.
I was a young-married with two toddler sons and we were on a two-year adventure on the pacific coast when my maternal grandfather died. I remember thinking about my Grampy in the evening of his life,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Staying Grounded
My brother Aaron wrote a family letter day-before-yesterday, chronicling the goings-on of his week. It was informal, cheery and full of the stuff that makes up his life. In closing, he mentioned an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Be not silent, nor unquestioning.
Religious persecution is not a cross I have to bear. Although at times I feel like a stranger in a foreign land when it comes to the beliefs and convictions that separate me from the general populous,...
View ArticleAre We Remotely in Control?
As much as I would love to take credit for the piece here, I cannot. I opened my email this morning and found the following thoughtful colloquy on the effects of watching television by my brother,...
View ArticleA Simple Wish
I stumbled through the dining room this morning, bleary-eyed and hung-over on last night’s dose of cold medicine. My vision was cloudy, but I laughed as I passed the wooden box with the word...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eating Oatmeal
I ate it for breakfast, alone in the kitchen. It was gooey and warm, sweetened with lumps of brown sugar and thinning with milk. It made me want to write a poem–I can’t explain why. Instead I googled...
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