It's that time of year again: time to frantically find Christmas presents for those nearest and dearest and farthest away from you. Since this is my most read and most shared post, I thought it might be a good idea to update with...
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I've become adept at bendy straws. We walk across the hall, fill a little tupperware pitcher with ice chips and water, grab a clean styrofoam cup, lid and straw, and bring it back to his room. He can't pour the water from the pitcher himself - not yet, anyway - so we do it for him. Get the...
Read moreThe roles we play along the better way
Let me try to describe my Lent so far in four words: beautiful, devastating, chaotic, hopeful. It has been one of those months, and it is within that strange context I wrote my latest piece for Velvet Ashes (a whopping three weeks past deadline). The ladies over there are gentle with me, and...
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Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King.
Let every heart prepare Him room.
And heaven and nature sing.
These are the shortest days, the sweetest days
I told myself I couldn't close out another week without actually writing something. December is our busiest month, with Christmas cards and class plays and parents association meetings and a good deal of work thrown into the mix. Writing seems to take a backseat...
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