A friend and colleague posted a thing on social media called ‘20 Albums That Made an Impact on Me’ and I thought I’d use it as a topic for this space, which has been feeling rather neglected of late. As Elisa said, not every post will have a story with…
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The tears were salty and made my view blurry as I washed dishes this morning. It was 5:30 am and I realized my dad would have turned 80 today. I mean, I realized October 17th was coming; I was reading my devotional a couple mornings ago and thought Wow, Dad’s…
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Didjya ever notice that people complain about the darnedest stuff? So here’s the thing. We attract what we complain about. Now, before you start throwing things (like whatever device you are using to read this post) or close the site all together, hang with me. After Christopher died, I joined…
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My devotional reading this morning was about recognizing that we all are destined for something similar, no matter what our beliefs: eventually, this physical shell will cease to function and the part of us that is ‘us’ will go on. Every week or two weeks, depending on schedules, there’s a…
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Chances are, if you feel some type of way about tithing, this post will get under your skin. But please read on. When I say ‘church’ and ‘tithing’, you might think of Tammy Faye and Jim. Or the Righteous Gemstones … Okay, sure. There have been and are groups of…
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Who remembers the forgotten: the white bicycles that fade in the sun; the crosses and plastic flowers, whose visitors appear on Sundays after church; the dogs and cats left bloating in the sun; living room and bedroom remnants, tossed in the dark? Who remembers the forgotten: the nowhere people who…
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Have you ever been somewhere and things were just … off? You know that thing where you look at the door out of the corner of your eye because it might be crooked. Or you squint while looking at the picture on the wall because the person in it might…
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How many of us have them? You know I had to, right? I mean, how could I write a post about friends and not start off with Whodini??? I need to smile. Smiling helps when the heart is broken. Memories fade, even of people who make what seems like an…
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You know that old phrase, right? How often have you said or thought, or heard someone say something akin to it? I saw an advert for cheap cremation a few days back. The site offered a short questionnaire to gather last wishes and a way to pay for all of…