On the day I die

March 10, 2016
day-I-die
I don't read a lot of blogs by men, but this one, well, I read regularly.  Stuff That Needs to be Said by John Pavlovitz, a minister and pastor with a profound message....
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55 Comments · Blog, Soul School

It’s a 2 o’clock world

March 9, 2016
homeless
A trumpet plays a mournful tune nine floors below, then I hear a bagpipe. A bagpipe?  Breaking glass tinkles like a discordant piano, then crashes like cymbals. It's...
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38 Comments · Blog, Travel

ID, boarding pass and … mask?

March 8, 2016
travel-germs
Thank you to the guy who coughed all over me during my recent flight home from San Diego. Yes, I know it was you. I could smell the pizza you had for lunch. Learn to...
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29 Comments · Blog, Travel

What I did with my old engagement ring

March 7, 2016
old-engagement-ring
I was only 19 when Michael gave me my first engagement ring and a young 19 at that. It was an oval cut, full carat solitaire, which seemed gigantic and indulgent back...
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68 Comments · Blog, Stylin'

Being yourself

March 6, 2016
be-yourself
No reason to pretend. Being yourself is ok. Always...
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Who me? Feisty?

March 5, 2016
Feisty-after-45
I'm an author! Well, not really. I didn't write this book. But I am one of 45 feisty bloggers who contributed to this funny, inspirational and helpful anthology on...
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34 Comments · Blog, Reviews

Rolling the dice

March 3, 2016
rolling-the-dice
As it turns out, I'm a roll-the-dice kind of girl. Show me a chance and I'll probably take it and ask me for advice and I'll almost always tell you to take the risk....
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Forgiving the unforgivable

March 1, 2016
forgive
We're a society that likes revenge and retribution. Although horrible things happen in the world, seemingly unforgivable things, many religions ask us to...
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34 Comments · Blog, Soul School

Out of the shadows…

February 29, 2016
In person, my husband is what used to be called a hail fellow well met: known to be hearty, friendly and congenial. A guy's guy. Or, what Dave Barry calls "a...
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82 Comments · Blog, Stylin'

Poetry in motion

February 26, 2016
poetry-in-motion
I can't say I know all that much about poetry, although I was once in love with a poet.  Does it count that I love the old song, Poetry in Motion? I've been around...
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