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“I feel like my life is shrinking,” said my sister as she talked about a close friend that had moved, a sister-in-law’s quick relocation to Florida and other relationships that had changed or diminished. I’ve had the same thought. Is … Continue reading
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My daughter and her husband are dealing with car trouble; one has been totaled – it was admittedly on its last legs – and the other was in the shop. And why? Wait for it….can’t quite believe it…squirrels! Those small … Continue reading
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“What do you do?” This question should be banned from all party small talk. I can never answer it adequately, and I always feel like I’ve left the most important part out of the discussion. The intent of this question is to find … Continue reading
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Christmas was a wonderful time of the year for me when I was a child. Cookies, parties, church services and gifts were among the featured attractions, and I took full advantage of them. Still do. We celebrated Jesus’s birth too. In my family the celebration of Jesus’s birth was central and … Continue reading
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Is finding one’s purpose in life a happy accident of living, or must it be discovered on purpose? I think the answer to that question is….Yes. I would never have imagined that I’d be doing what I’m doing today, and therefore it must be … Continue reading
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What are the odds that two bikers traveling east on a bike path will pass two bikers heading west at the exact moment that they both intersect with two walkers? Because I can find a spiritual application in just about anything, that and several similar scenarios during … Continue reading
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Every once-in-a-while I have a momentary awareness of unseen but very real spiritual activity. It usually happens at night. Last night, after pleasant patio dinner with all of our children and our one (napless and rather bleary-eyed) three-year-old grandson I couldn’t get to sleep. For no good … Continue reading
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Is creativity a flash of brilliance or a sustained effort toward originality? Perhaps it is both. Saturday’s Wall Street Journal article, “Think Inside the Box,” challenges prevailing ideas about the creative process. Drew Boyd and Jacob Goldenberg, authors of Inside the Box: … Continue reading
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What do rising flood waters and recent violent events have in common? They are both relentless. The Chicago area is flooded today. Rivers and rain water intruded into streets, back yards and houses. Sump pumps valiantly ejected water from below the foundations of houses and buildings, but they did not always … Continue reading
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My sister, who lives near Boston, sent me a text message this afternoon: “We’re all ok…” Thank God. However, I know that others received unimaginably painful messages from Boylston Street today. Brokenhearted, I pray for all who suffered loss and for those who are fighting for life and limb. Some … Continue reading
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