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I read a lot. Like a lot, a lot. Part of that is because I don’t watch a ton of TV (never seen Downton Abbey…I know, I know). Also, I just truly enjoy the art of a well written story. Still. I read a… Continue Reading “On fitting more reading into your life”
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I sincerely apologize to Susie Finkbeiner and anyone else who read the unedited post yesterday! Here is the do-over review of her latest book, A Cup of Dust. One thing I love about living in Grand Rapids, Michigan is…
I know a lot of people who don’t care for President Obama. I know a lot who do. I’m sure those two groups could have quite the lively exchange. However, we won’t have that here, will we? Pretty please. No bashing anyone. All right? … Continue Reading “Let it begin with me”
Last week I used a gift card and bought my family a few plants. I put them into soil and made a home for them in my living room. They have names, these plants, because in the Finkbeiner home everything merits a name (our blender… Continue Reading “The gift of green things”
I was reminded just the other day that we’ve entered Advent (the liturgical season leading up to Christmas). When I was a kid, Advent was a big deal at my church. We changed the colors on the altar and the stoles on our… Continue Reading “Waiting for Emmanuel”
Every once in awhile I get an email from one of my writer friends asking for advice. Sometimes I feel ill suited to answer the question because I feel I’m still a beginner in this writing game. I kind of hope I always feel… Continue Reading “For my writer friends – When you’re stuck”
Last Wednesday a friend on Facebook asked how it is we all “keep a soft heart in this often exhausting world”. This was Wednesday. Two days before we’d hear anything about the attacks of terror in Paris and the day before suicide bombers killed… Continue Reading “the Good in the World”
I wrote this post on December 14, 2012 after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School and before we knew many details about the murderer or his family. It seemed this could apply to the many shootings, terror attacks, acts of violence that have… Continue Reading “Lament”
(I’m reposting this blog from January of this year. Sorry if this is a repeat for you…But, you know, The Partridge Family has been nothing but reruns for 30 years or so and nobody complains…) The other day, my husband asked our kids to clean… Continue Reading “You’ve got to be IN the room”
In 6th grade we were assigned a report on a country. We could choose. It had to be a certain length and we had to make a poster to accompany our report. My friends chose happy countries like Sweden and Australia. I chose East… Continue Reading “6th Grade, The Berlin Wall, Hasselhoff, and Joy”
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