Surprised By Sadness
As I sat in the waiting area of Vanderbilt Oncology Center, my thoughts wandered back to my pilgrimage to the Mayo Clinic several years ago. This morning I had the opportunity to help a friend who had to have a…
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Two Letters and the Journey to Wholeness
The journey to wholeness has traveled down the long road of rejection, and circled the mountain of fear and brokenness. Like the Israelites whose journey became an endless travail, so too has been my journey to discover that I am…
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The Transformative Nature of Meatballs
The unusually hot Florida sun on this January afternoon has passed high overhead, beginning its downward arc, and I have quite possibly just made the best meatball of my life! Little spheres of garlicky goodness, fried in my favorite skillet…
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Beauty And A Place Called Home
The familiar tree lined streets, coconut palms swaying with the rhythm of the day, and my beloved Gulf of Mexico the backdrop giving birth to a sweet melancholia as our impending move to Tennessee looms in the near distance. The…
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Cemeteries And Cracked Coffee Mugs
Two seemingly abstract, unrelated happenings occurred recently causing me to pause and look for answers, funny how life does that. As a species we look for order and meaning, to find a stasis that settles us. As I reflect on…
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My Love Affair With Toast
Some women love diamonds and furs. I love toast. Gazing at my breakfast plate, the golden brown crumbs all that remain of my morning toast fix, my spirit sinks, like packing on the last day of a good vacation that…
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Falling In Love With My Mom
(The story of transformation from hate to tenderness) Love has many manifestations. “Falling in love” is usually thought of in romantic terms. I however, have experienced falling in love not in the romantic sense but in a way that was…
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What I Really Want For Christmas
It is with a prayerful and grateful heart that I approach the page today, my soul casting an endless shadow amidst the bright lights of this Christmas season. My former downtrodden state of being would crowd out the creative spirit,…
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Mom’s Favorite Christmas Carol
Last evening the most vivid images of Christmas swept over me. Amazing that simply hearing an incredible rendition of Silent Night, mom’s favorite carol, could bring me to such a magical place of warmth and color. That beautiful carol has…
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Jesus Wears A Speedo
God is showing off today. Not in a prideful haughty way. The brilliance of His creation is on display, the electric aquamarine and azure of the Gulf of Mexico shouting His glory, all under the canopy of a sky of…
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