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Tradition nearly by definition is doing something again. It’s a continuity of practice, celebration, or ritual. It can be religious or secular, familial or communal. It’s what we do year after year to celebrate the…
Tonight I got the joy of wrapping a a few gifts. But this year, I want to rewrap how we do Christmas. I want to know my family better and the distance between us makes it a little more complicated.I’ve rewrapped it a…
It seems strange that a harlot would rescue Israelite scouts. That the brazen woman’s outlandish save secured her a place in the lineage of the King of Kings is remarkable. A few years ago, I read this book called,…
I’m sitting her trying to decide whether I want to bake another batch of pecan pie muffins now or wait until tomorrow. But tomorrow night the gifts need to get wrapped. I’ve already back one batch of pecan pie muffins…
Reblame means when you place blame on someone or something over and over, as if it will alleviate the problem. Blaming and shaming is something we’ve done to sexual abuse victims over and over again. In this day and age…
Urban Dictionary saves me again. I’m sitting here tonight dozing off and on again. This morning I tried to resleep after Keck got up and turned up the heater. Resleep means that you toss and turn and get no quality…
Rest. It’s what we need following our #epicSaturdays. My work colleagues were teasing me about my Saturday agendas. Last weekend, it was Jane Austen’s birthday celebration, followed by a Congo Restoration pop up,…
This week Keck had an in office procedure on his big toe. He’s fine and it’s healing nicely, but the whole thing reminded me of my friend Eunice. Once Eunice repeatedly asked our Sunday School class to pray for her toe.…
I was looking for the right word for something that happened yesterday. I’m still not sure I’ve found it in this one. And, I’m not even sure if it’s an again. It may be a new thing. Reconvey means to impart or transfer…