Category: Middle-Age Tales
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Sounds of the City
I imagine what the street looked like in the 1950s or earlier, and wonder who lived in these now-converted mansions.
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The Final Cut
Many of us have experienced disappointment in relationships. Being overlooked, unappreciated and stunningly disregarded can be painful. Such disappointments occasionally happen with people we invested in. Those we were determined to love and lift up, despite their less-than-desirable behavior. We do this because we’re Christ followers. Because Jesus was the…
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The Empty Nest Isn’t Empty
When I moved into our house in late November, I pulled one Ziploc snack bag from a new box of 50. Four months later, 49 remain. For over two decades, we needed three, 100-count back-up boxes of snack bags because I was packing lunches. My college kids shopped the pantry…
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New Zip Code=Disrupted Routine. And I’m Finally Embracing It
“Routine is boring!” … my kids would whine. Maybe, but life is built on consistency. Habits. Routine…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 