Category: transitions

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Align

Tha-thump, tha-thump, tha-thump. Once again, the noise near the rear of my car reminds me that I need to get it to a mechanic. Ever since that deer stepped out in front of our...

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Reset

Once again I found myself on the phone with a technical support representative in an attempt to fix my Mom’s television service. Bottom line – the entire system needed a reboot. It needed to...

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Does Anyone Have a Tissue Handy?

I flipped the calendar to September; it seemed innocent enough. Every year my sister makes an awesome calendar for the whole family, including fun photos of the prior year throughout the pages. Each birthday...

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Not This Time

When we were approached about possibly hosting a group of teens this past weekend for a conference, my initial response was the usual. I had tons of excuses why we shouldn’t do it. Among...

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A House is not a Home

I watched through the window as the inspector scribbled furiously on his legal pad. A loose piece of flashing here, some cracked plaster there. I sat in the family room soaking in the scene,...

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Empty Nest….Full Life

The opening day of school for the 2016-17 year was the first opening day that I have missed since my first day of kindergarten. After high school I began college, and after college began...