A Toolkit for Transition

Book Review: Dear God, He’s Home!You know how there’s always roon for Jell-o? This book is more like dense chocolate cheesecake swimming in a puddle of caramel sauce with candied raspberries and a healthy does of whipped cream on top. In other words, Dear God, He’s Home!  is varied and really, really rich. When I […]


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Weekend Reflection: Speak!

9 Get yourself up on a high mountain,O Zion, bearer of good news,Lift up your voice mightily,O Jerusalem, bearer of good news;Lift it up, do not fear.Say to the cities of Judah,“Here is your God!”10 Behold, the Lord God will come with might,With His arm ruling for Him.Behold, His reward is with HimAnd His recompense […]


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sometimes you just gotta

Sometimes you just gotta throw things into the wash and see what happens.  Like my slightly gunky insulated lunch bag thingamabob that I use to take food to the office each day. One Friday afternoon I pulled it out to take it home and thought to myself, “yucko.” Crust had formed. Stains had merged into […]


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A Legacy of Little Things

Vick’s VapoRub: Memory Maker.  Small SacrificesI’ve never played the hero. Not once have I been called upon to sacrifice myself to push my baby’s carriage to safety. I’ve never offered a kidney. The best I can hope to leave, I realize, is a string of small gifts. Can those tiny touches build a legacy? Little things […]


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Thank Who

I’ve Promised to Tell It.  Credit  What a weasley little word “credit” is. I could be talking about a plastic promise, or an accounting maneuver, or those names scrolling up the screen after the movie ends. It’s Hollywood-speak for “if you enjoyed this work, here’s who to thank.”  After a good film, do you sit and watch […]


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