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What’s in Your Dash?
She is over 70 years old, slightly hunched, with silver-gray hair and dark rimmed glasses. We've gathered on Memorial Day, to pray, to eat, to sing, to remember. Someone asks her to speak to our group. A spontaneous sharing. She has recently arrived from India... and...
on friendship (a post of quotes)
I love quotes... and I like to collect them on various topics. Today I share a blog-post-full of wise words on friends and friendships... enjoy... and may it inspire you to be the friend you desire to have.... I know these words have inspired me. The dearest friend on...
When There’s Violence Against Women
All of these articles highlight a different aspect of the tragedy of violence against women in our world. NYT: Afghanistan parent...
The World of Speech and Debate
We are finding ourselves more and more immersed in the world of speech and debate. My daughter had been asking to join debate since she was 12; I finally got her in classes when she was 13, and she turned 14 just before her first tournament. She is in her second year...
What Our Daughters {and we} Need to Know…
Dear Daughters of Eve: You aren’t defined by the fashion magazines’ ideas of beauty. You aren’t defined by the clothes you wear. You aren't defined by the color of your hair, eyes, or skin. You aren’t defined by the number on the scale. You aren’t defined by the...
“What Will a Life Magnify?”
"What Will a Life Magnify?" As he walked to calvary, as people spat and spurned, did Jesus continue to give thanks to God the father? When he was so greatly burdened, bowed down with the heavy load, bruised, agonizing, and all he could see were the dusty feet of those...
On Having a Seder
A few years ago, I felt inspired to have my own Seder Dinner. I read some materials and planned a whole meal, and invited one other family to join in the dinner. I even bought a special Seder plate for the occasion and goblet for the occasion (pictured above). The...
Truth out of the Tomb
When God gave me words, pen and paper, and now computer screen, he gave me back some fragments of sanity... where would I be without words? For years I have poured out words... since I was 10, I have been spilling words on paper. Words have helped me make sense out of...
Empty Vases
Our lives are a thin vein scratch from death, a vapor, a wind, a flower that fades. I've never had anyone very close to me die yet; however, as I've gotten older, death is that much closer. I know the day is coming, as the stories of death hit closer to home than...
Something Big’s in the Stable and #980-1000
"It seems, then," said Tirian, smiling to himself, "that the Stable seen from within and the Stable seen from without are two different places." "Yes," said the Lord Digory. "Its inside is bigger than its outside." "Yes," said Queen Lucy. "In our world too, a Stable...
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