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Category: Memoir

Listen Up!

Have you ever noticed that when something bad happens–a death, perhaps, or a serious illness–responses fall into one of three categories?

Published September 12, 2012
Categorized as Family, Friendship, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

Sunday Night Ministries

My sister and I lead hectic professional and personal lives. She travels frequently for work; I end up out a lot in the evening with friends and church-related activities. But most

Published September 8, 2012
Categorized as Family, Friendship, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Writing

Of Rocks… and Rolling

Four miles. I mean, really, how difficult could four miles be? I’d walked twice that before, and the Rose River Trail in the Shenandoah National Park was only rated moderate. My sister and I went in on the fire road; it’s harder to start that way, but then you have an

Published September 2, 2012
Categorized as Family, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Uncategorized

Of Jugglers and Magicians, and the Chasm That Lies Between

Jugglers and magicians don’t get along, a juggler recently told me. He explained it something like this: There’s nothing secret about the way jugglers use their skill, keeping

Published July 14, 2012
Categorized as Catholicism, Friendship, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Uncategorized

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