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Getting Ahead or Enjoying the Moment?
Recently, my daughter had her very first job interview. After we decided on her outfit and printed a copy of her resume, I wondered if they’d offer a 401K plan. Although utterly absurd, the thought really did cross my mind. While I should have been enjoying the moment, I zeroed…
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Downside Up
The essential theme of Downside Up by Tracey Mitchell is to deeply believe in our personal value despite varying forms of rejection. Although we all experience rejection at some point, Mitchell determines for her readers to “not revisit the pain of rejection”. Instead, she reminds us that “you are worthy…
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A Teenager’s Crisis of Faith
Recently, my three children and I ran into a lovely Mom and her 16-year old daughter. My twins and her daughter attended the same small Christian school together from Kindergarten through 3rd grade. We hadn’t seen each other in about 6 years, so we caught up on each other’s happenings and…
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Billy Graham in Quotes
Collected from his astounding 7 decades of boldly proclaiming the Gospel message, Billy Graham in Quotes, is a treasure. Compiled by Franklin Graham with Donna Lee Toney, this 400+ page book is a wonderful reference that anyone would want on their desk for wisdom and encouragement. An “anchor verse” is…
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It’s National Camera Day!
Today celebrates photographs and the invention of the camera! In honor of National Camera Day, here are 4 of my favorite (amateur) pics: Central Park, New York City Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, Boston, MA Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada The Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York City
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My Empty-Bucket List
For many years, I’ve conducted an activity with my college students, asking them to create their own version of the famous “Bucket List”. I warn them that the list should not include professional goals necessarily, but rather focus upon the “really neat”, “exciting”, “extraordinary”, places, events, activities, etc., that they…
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Annul a 20-year marriage?
I ran into an old friend of my Mom’s a few weeks ago at the grocery store. This woman’s husband left her 15+ years ago with 7 young children. He left her for a younger woman and his relationship with the kids is estranged at best. Embracing her in the…
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What’s the 5-Power?
Several years ago, my youngest daughter (now 14) announced that “5” was her favorite number. She chose it for her sports jerseys, wrote it on her school binders, and began telling us that we were the family to the 5-power – because there are 5 of us and we are…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 