Sitting at a Christmas gathering, having opened all of your presents, you watch everyone else open theirs. As the time…
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The Unexpected Ride of Grief
The rattling wheels beneath me echoed my nerves. My dad sat to my right, both of us pinned by the…
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Trading the Stage for the Dirt
I always thought I’d be famous. Never aspiring to live an ordinary life, I believed I’d do something great. Even…
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Making Space for Quiet
I don’t know why the dark cloud that descends on me every year at Christmas time took me by surprise……
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When Our Need for Rest Isn’t Always Physical
A long time ago in a land…well, the same land I’m living on now, I had a couple of different…
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A Reflection on 2016: the Year of Loss (plus my most-read posts on faith, family, & garden)
How can I begin to describe 2016? To say it was the “Year of Loss” seems a bit cliché. Yes,…
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