Tag: compassion
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Welcome Inn
We received this several years ago from a friend who knew what it meant to be present with others. To quietly sit, actively listen, and provide a safe space for someone who needed a friend. We hung this in our kitchen, a gathering place for family and friends. A location for the preparing and serving…
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What’s So Great About Freedom?
photo courtesy of Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Growing up with hard-working parents who had high expectations for each of us kids was a gift and a challenge. I learned that a good work ethic could make the difference in how I lived. The other side of that was I wanted freedom from the many rules…
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Community Is Crucial
It was supposed to be a delightful hike through Honey Bee Canyon In Tucson, one that my sisters had walked many times before. It was a marvelous day for a walk, and the two of them were accompanied by a friend. They maneuvered their way around rocks and the scattering of pebbles all over the…
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I’m The Worst
I’ve got to be the worst nana in the history of the world. John and I were asked to help with our grands while their parents were at a work retreat, a job that’s a joy with an immense amount of humor thrown in for good measure. I needed to drive Cal to preschool in…
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The Love Of A Father
Exhaustion comes from an overwhelming sense of newness and change, those out-of-control adjustments that can take a lot out of us. Little Kollyns is just a week old, and she’s completely got her days and nights mixed up, sleeping all day, remaining awake all night. Midnight is the beginning of her day, and she really…
