Alright, I’ve been working on the whole-assed life thing, and it turns out it can be really challenging. I think part of my distaste for resolutions is how they come in moments of inspiration and gusto, but they require incredible amounts of work long after the rush of the goose-bump minute of setting the goal [...]
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In the story of our family, the Wednesday before Heather died was full and significant. It was a day where the height of reality violently buzzed through every cell in my body. I simply couldn’t decide if I knew she was dying or if I was just allowing doubt to fill my being – doubt [...]
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In case you didn’t know, an election happened this week. (Don’t abandon me – this is NOT an election post! ) Also, in case you weren’t aware, somehow that election resulted in classic old-time dirt-clods-being-thrown and tears-all-over-the-place warfare with a heavy showing by the “give peace a chance” and “can’t we all just get along” [...]
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I just wanted to make a mention about grief. A few things tough about the truth of loss, I think. As I have prepared my website/blog, there has been a lot of rewarding and wonderful work that has gone into the process. Included in that, is the fact that I’ve tried to launch the blog [...]
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So many things can happen all in close proximity to each other, and with the tendency I have towards wondering if things are supernatural, a group of occurrences can start to look like a “sign”. But that’s a bit of a tricky word, isn’t it – sign. Where is it from? Who is it from? [...]
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A little fair warning… I actually wrote this entry a bit selfishly, in that I used words familiar in the Mormon vernacular (i.e. “ward”, which in common Christian sects would be equivalent to a congregation) because I was feeling my feelings while I wrote it and didn’t want to define it all out. I hope [...]
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