“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here,” is inscribed above the gates of hell in Dante’s Inferno. I’ve been thinking about this phrase as part of my reflections on hope this Advent. It seems I’m in another situation that calls me to abandon hope. What does this mean? Is it even possible? Levels of Hell […]
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This holiday season I’m grieving the loss of a good friend. No, not an individual, but a link to all my friends and loved ones, my cell phone. This occurred at a terrible time, while out of the country on an extended trip, making it impossible to get a replacement until we returned. I know cell phones can be replaced, contacts and other […]
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When Paul says he is being poured out like a libation, we writers know what he is talking about. For me, writing is a libation What is a Libation? Paul in 2 Timothy 4:6 says, “For I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand.” (NAB) […]
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I recently returned from a trip to the northern lower peninsula of Michigan to see fall colors. As I watched the display of colors from my car window, I found myself wondering, are there seasons in heaven? Michigan Color Tours For the second year in a row, a wonderful array of deep reds, oranges and […]
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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While I wasn’t alive for this event, it had an impact that remains with me today. It was one of the reasons I was involved in the peace movement in my twenties, and a reason why I wrote my book, Buying Time. […]
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been going over old blog posts, deleting irrelevant ones and updating others. In the process I noticed I had a significant number of posts on NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. This prompted me to write an article on how NaNoWriMo helped me write my Dancing Through Life series. […]
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Do all dogs go to heaven? Some say yes, others no, and any variation in between. But why wouldn’t our beloved pets who shower us with unconditional love deserve a place in the next life? Our Love Affair with our Pets We Americans love our pets. And we put our money where our hearts are. […]
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Living with COPD is challenging as I have been learning since my husband’s diagnosis. The first challenge is getting the diagnosis. Many people have mild forms of COPD. Because they are mild, they are often misdiagnosed as something else with similar symptoms. In my husband’s case, it took a trip to the Emergency room and […]
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Have you ever been surprised by joy? Sometimes you find joy when you aren’t looking for it. Last weekend I attended to a Neil Diamond Tribute performance. After ending with a rousing rendition of “Sweet Caroline” replete with people in the audience standing up and singing along (who can not sing along when this song […]
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This week a friend of mine sent an email with the following quote by Howard Thurman: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do that.” Nailed it! That was what I needed to hear. And if I wasn’t listening, today I stumbled on a blog post with the same quote. […]
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