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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Charlotte’s Web

Monday, August 17, 2009

About two weeks ago a spider moved into my back yard.  I know, I know, there are probably HUNDREDS of spiders that live there already, but this one is like the King, or rather, the Queen of all of the spiders.  She is gigantic and her name is Charlotte.  And every night for the past […]

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on the edge

Sunday, August 16, 2009

This is where I exist most of the time now.  Teetering precariously between hope and devastation. Most days I am hopeful.  I would be lying if I didn’t recognize the fact that sometimes this hope is merely optimistic denial, but more often than not takes the form of peace and rest.  A peace that God […]

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Chicago, Part I

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Favorites (and also a list of pictures that I did not take): 1. View from the lounge at the John Hancock Building. Really, if I lived in Chicago, I would make it a point to go here at least once a week. 2. Meeting some new friends, catching up with some old ones (Hi Tracey! Hi […]

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cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Rules schmules.  I had to come up for air from the Allender book, and a little Sedaris never hurt anyone . . . although it has been known to make them giggle. Sidenote:  When I was in college, some friends back home played a fantastically annoying game called “TaDAOW.”  Essentially the game went like this: […]

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Golden Nuggets

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Some golden nuggets from The Healing Path, take from them what you will. “The core of love is the capacity to offer ourselves to others—to bless them with our presence and our gifts.  The dance of love calls us then to be open to receive from others gratitude and the gift of their presence in […]

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Chicago

Monday, August 3, 2009

So I’m going to Chicago this weekend to do some stuff for work and also for fun.  As much as I’ve moved around this lil’ ole’ planet of ours, I’ve never made it to Chicago . . . kind of a tragedy now that I think about it.  However, it is a small tragedy that […]

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On a more serious note

Monday, August 3, 2009

1st of the “stuff” books makes an appearance: On the back cover in bold letters: I’ll let you know how it goes.

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summer book brigade, part I

Sunday, August 2, 2009

First up: Finished this book the other day (confession: I started this whole adventure a little over a week ago).  I must say that this book made me love Bono even MORE than I already do.  And Chuck, if you ever read this, I think he is the for real. This book also made me […]

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summer book brigade

Saturday, August 1, 2009

A few weeks ago a friend recommended some books to me to help me deal with all of the “stuff” in my life right now.  “Stuff” being the operative word for grief, a word I’m trying to tread lightly around these days.  Anyhoo, I went a little crazy on Amazon.com (as I have been known […]

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