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Friday & Floyd…
We’ve been smitten with intermittent internet – which of course means that when I want to get on & check for pictures of Weezer’s soccer game, or set my fantasy baseball lineup, or check out the...
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Saturday & Sunday
Saturday was largely a driving around day – drove to Floyd & borrowed some internet to post the “Friday & Floyd”. Then headed out to the Blue Ridge Parkway to drive the beautiful Blue Ridge...
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a few things…
Had coffee & good talks with Shontell’s brother, Kristopher yesterday… we coffeed locally, at a place owned by a guy named Jim, not one of them coffee chains. We got to hang for a couple of hours,...
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…this work week is only 3 days long, due to the impending Thanksgiving holiday. The bad news is… there’s still just as much to be done as is in a normal work week, but with 2 days less in which to...
View Articlea series heavy sighs, or wondering how many times I dance this dance?
Oops. I did it again. Over-scheduled my life, with the best of intentions, & a complete disregard for the fact that: a) I’m human; b) I’m married & have three kids, each with their own complex...
View Articlepride rears her ugly head, taking stock of life, & other musings…
I know that I just personified pride as a ‘her…’ not really sure why, other than when I was typing the title, it just seemed so wrong to write “pride rears its ugly head…” Mostly because my...
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Day 2 – Deutschland Fall 2010
Today was Eddy’s day off, which perfectly coincided with my day too. I woke up at 7:15 to the sound of the Brandenburg Concertos, my preferred alarm. (It’s hard to be grumpy hearing the sound of Bach,...
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Day 3 – Deutschland Fall 2010 – Revolution of the Soul
I woke up early today, mostly due to the 24-hour road construction that began around 11 p.m. last night. The City of Frankfurt U-Bahn/rail system is taking out the pavers that surround the rails in...
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Day 7 & 8 – Deutschland 2010 – Rest, Talks, & Study
Day 7, #2 - Martin & Sandra came & picked me up around 8:30 p.m. to take me to one of Sandra’s favorite hangouts from her university days. It’s a wine & cheese bar around the corner from...
View ArticleWind and fire, a return to school-ness, family, & other musings…
Oh LORD. Have mercy. Fire is one of my favorite things – candles, camp fires, a back yard fire pit. Fire. In moderation, under control, providing ambiance, warmth, cheer… Sigh. I’m sitting at my desk...
View ArticleDo I ever REALLY stop? & other musings…
Just looked at the calendar. Five Mondays from today, theBean & I will be on our first day of sabbatical. I’m trying to prepare for this time away, with the purpose of being as intentional as...
View ArticleEntering God’s rest…
In the middle of life’s busyness & hectic pace, have you ever had the thought, “I wish I was on a quiet beach somewhere with no noise, no demands. Just the sun, a good book, & a loved one?...
View ArticleThere is no chore list…
On September 21, 2015, I was in a hole. Not a physical hole; a dark night of the soul kind of hole. (This is best explained through the lens of Peter Scazzero’s “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality” –...
View ArticleHere’s to the New (Things)…
TheBean & I get to spend the first couple of days of what would normally be the “First Work Week of 2021” at one of our favorite places in the whole world: a small cabin on the shores of Lake...
View Articlea series heavy sighs, or wondering how many times I dance this dance?
Oops. I did it again. Over-scheduled my life, with the best of intentions, & a complete disregard for the fact that: a) I’m human; b) I’m married & have three kids, each with their own complex...
View Articlepride rears her ugly head, taking stock of life, & other musings…
I know that I just personified pride as a ‘her…’ not really sure why, other than when I was typing the title, it just seemed so wrong to write “pride rears its ugly head…” Mostly because my...
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Day 2 – Deutschland Fall 2010
Today was Eddy’s day off, which perfectly coincided with my day too. I woke up at 7:15 to the sound of the Brandenburg Concertos, my preferred alarm. (It’s hard to be grumpy hearing the sound of Bach,...
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Day 3 – Deutschland Fall 2010 – Revolution of the Soul
I woke up early today, mostly due to the 24-hour road construction that began around 11 p.m. last night. The City of Frankfurt U-Bahn/rail system is taking out the pavers that surround the rails in...
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Day 7 & 8 – Deutschland 2010 – Rest, Talks, & Study
Day 7, #2 – Martin & Sandra came & picked me up around 8:30 p.m. to take me to one of Sandra’s favorite hangouts from her university days. It’s a wine & cheese bar around the corner from...
View ArticleWind and fire, a return to school-ness, family, & other musings…
Oh LORD. Have mercy. Fire is one of my favorite things – candles, camp fires, a back yard fire pit. Fire. In moderation, under control, providing ambiance, warmth, cheer… Sigh. I’m sitting at my desk...
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