Wedding Gifts, Part Two: Just the Thing

Art by Ali O’Brien Schaffner, Chocolate Moose Design.  Not My Day Being the stepmother of the bride is a precarious position. Rebecca was 24 when I married her father, so I’d had no role in her upbringing. She had her own mother to help her select a gown, share in the fun and challenges of […]


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Wedding Gifts, Part One: The Day My Face Fell

Wedding Favor. October, 2011. Prayer, Prednisone and Immanuel “It’s Bell’s Palsy,” the doctor said. “It’ll probably get worse over the next few weeks, then improve. Most of the time it goes away after three or four months.” He reached for his prescription pad. “Um. Our daughter’s wedding is in ten days.”  The doctor smiled at […]


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The Day My Face Fell

Wedding Favor. October, 2011. Prayer, Prednisone and Immanuel “It’s Bell’s Palsy,” the doctor said. “It’ll probably get worse over the next few weeks, then improve. Most of the time it goes away after three or four months.” He reached for his prescription pad. “Um. Our daughter’s wedding is in ten days.”  The doctor smiled at […]


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Wedding Gifts, Part One: The Day My Face Fell

Wedding Favor. October, 2011. Prayer, Prednisone and Immanuel “It’s Bell’s Palsy,” the doctor said. “It’ll probably get worse over the next few weeks, then improve. Most of the time it goes away after three or four months.” He reached for his prescription pad. “Um. Our daughter’s wedding is in ten days.”  The doctor smiled at […]


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Faith like Bacon?

Bacon Soda. It’s Bacon-Free. The Flavor of my Faith We have a vegetarian family member who happens to love bacon. Who doesn’t like it? The humble breakfast food, made from pork bellies, is enjoying a crazy run of popularity these days. You can buy bacon-flavored soda. Or bacon gumballs. Bacon soap. Bacon chocolate bars. Baconnaise spread. […]


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