Celebrate Non-Judgement Day Today

May 22, 2011

Judgement Day was on my mind yesterday. No, I wasn’t expecting to be raptured. I am not religious in any traditional sense and my views are more in line with my cousin Sarah’s, “God is bigger than all of the religions put together.” But my heart was with my Christian friends. I can hear some [...]

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Why bother? Here’s why…

May 16, 2011

Once upon a time, a woman with a lucrative but boring writing career and a serious case of Empty Nest Syndrome decided on a lark to move halfway across the country to join a tutoring program at a disadvantaged and underperforming high school in the South. As she looked for an apartment and got to [...]

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Unseasonably Chilly

April 20, 2011

Spring is trying to make it here.  Skies brighten up for a few days and then cloud over and then brighten up again. It’s exasperating to hope for warm days and be surprised by a sudden chill. The weather is again mirroring my life. I have been surprised and puzzled by the coldness with which [...]

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The Land of the Rising Sun

March 17, 2011

The Japanese call their country Nippon, which means “where the sun originates” and which has been interpreted in the West as “The Land of the Rising Sun.” We have all witnessed this week the dignity and grace of the Japanese people. We have also seen scenes of destruction that are very difficult to witness even [...]

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Today I Met the Boy I’m Gonna Marry

March 8, 2011

“Today I met the boy I’m gonna marry He’s all I’ve wanted all my life and even more…” Today is the anniversary of the day The Best Man and I met five years ago and we are celebrating, because what’s more worth celebrating than love? He gets me. He just does. From the very beginning, [...]

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