Shiny boxes, chocolate-dipped strawberries, crimson roses—Valentine’s Day! I like to call it “Love Day” because I believe it shouldn’t just be limited to those in …
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My Doctor’s Visit
I’m not usually angry when I walk out of a doctor’s visit, but apparently there’s a first time for everything. You see, today was my …
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“Great! Now that you’re done with that dissertation nonsense, you can focus on getting married and having babies!” Wait. What?! I had to ask her …
Read More »The Magic of a Smile
When I first moved to California, I felt like a fish out of water. I had moved from New York City to begin graduate school …
Read More »Attention, Please
Several times this week I have asked for opinions on the appropriate response to the practice of texting messages during church services and small group …
Read More »Can We Be Too Kind?
Have you ever been in one of those driving situations where you are behind another car and that driver decides to be a “really kind …
Read More »Finding Common Ground
It’s rather bluntly put in the King James Version: Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amos 3:3. It’s such a wonderful advantage when …
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“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you …
Read More »Uniting for a Cause
The other day, my nephew told me the cutest story. He went to pick up his son RJ from school. When my nephew got there, …
Read More »Gracious Gratitude
I was sorting through the emails on my computer. Curious, I opened a message from a man’s name I didn’t recognize. He had sent a …
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