The Power of Sincerity
My first job out of school was in community mental health. I was doing crisis intervention with children and adolescents at risk for harm to themselves or others, and perhaps my only qualification was...
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Slaughter by the Well
http://media.vam.ac.uk/ The next morning Jehu went out. He stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him, but who killed all these?...
View ArticleWakes and Funerals
Not a popular subject, but one that is often necessary to address. Wakes and funerals are two-fold
View ArticleHEAL Seminar: 14 January 2015, with Isra Black speaking on 'Best interests...
Happy new year to you all. We kick off 2015 with a HEAL seminar this week, with Isra Black from King
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my skeleton and I...we dance
my own skeleton and I… oh, we dance… symbiotic to melodic cadence drifting incipient…much as rivers begin with trickle rain, a steady increase heartbeat bound to currents…swelled in waves of...
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"Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good"
I think it’s time to reset my ringtone to the Ghostbusters theme song. “Who you gonna call?” Moi. Well, now that’s stuck in my head… I am going on a double date this weekend, and we are going to do...
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#SouthernPerfection @AuthorCasey is #99cents today only!
NOW AVAILABLE Southern Perfection by Casey Peeler! Make sure to watch the book trailer & enter the GIVEAWAY below! RELEASE DAY SALE $.99 (1/13/15 ONLY) Life is full of choices: good, bad, and ones...
View ArticleAll We Have is Today
All we have is today. I’ve said it again and again. It’s so important to realize. We get a precious
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WITH LOVE AND AFFECTION
Every morning it’s the same. An over easy egg, a slice of Tuscan Pane, a squiggle of olive oil, a twist of salt and another of pepper. An entire pot of French press coffee doled out half a cup at a...
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Simple Things
10-4-14 Lately, I have found God in the simple things. I took care of an elderly woman for two weeks, And I have learned so much about God through the simple things. Like in the morning, When I would...
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ENCOUNTERING CHRIST WHEN DEATH AND DARKNESS REIGN
One of the greatest sermons ever preached may be the shortest – the last dying words of a born again but tortured man. Destined for glory, his last words on earth were ordained and anointed by God and...
View ArticleRemembering Ken on our 25th 'Anniversary'
Twelve days after Ken died, I wrote this post. I haven’t read it since, and I’m not goi
View ArticleFocus on the Positive
Grief has as many definitions as those who experience loss. Each situation is different, with its ow
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10 things you should know about death
It doesn’t exist. You leave your body behind but your consciousness remains. You still have a body of sorts, but finer and lighter than the one you have left behind. You merely step out of one type of...
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In Memory of My Mother
January 14, 2015 Today I am remembering my mother, Lisette Berglund Hyde, who died four years ago on the day before her 102nd birthday. She loved being outdoors, gardening and walking the dog; baking...
View ArticleWhen Does Life Become Unlivable? Thinking of Frida
Dearest Readers, rest your minds, I am not there yet. Today is rainy and soggy. The ground is thawing out in our Spring Thaw, which is a prelude to actual Mud Season. I grew up mostly in New England...
View ArticleIt's not interesting if you don't take an interest
Life passes quickly. Days tend to blur into one another as we establish habits and follow routines, not realizing how much of our life has kicked into autopilot mode. This is perfectly natural and, I...
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4. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Atul Gawande)
“There is no escaping the tragedy of life, which is that we are all aging from the day we are born.” This book, written by physician Atul Gawande, is a very interesting perspective on aging, quality...
View ArticleThe discipline of trust
Two weeks ago I visited my friend for the last time. Yesterday at the church her son gave me the wov
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