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Would Jesus be Shopping?

November 29, 2011 16 Comments

We drive around for half an hour. Looking for parking at an open air mall that calls us….because neighbors and friends continually keep asking….. Are you going shopping? The big day. The big thing. Buying more than needed. Caught up in the hurricane that roars in desperate silent pleadings…… “What you have is not enough.” And […]

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Who Are you Inviting this Thanksgiving?

November 20, 2011 12 Comments

As the holidays come. Expected. Anticipated. Dreaded….by some. I must ask…. Who are you inviting to your Thanksgiving table this year? Thinking about years past….. First year with spouse. We sat, in a Restaurant. Just us two. Night before putting on my wedding dress. Then, those times as a child. House packed with Grandmas and Grandpas […]