Like many others, death has touched my life this year. First came a terrible tragedy where a 13-year-old that we knew lost his life in an accident. Then an old friend’s father died. My family and I have grieved these losses and shown support to their families as we’ve been able. If you’re a fanContinue reading “Purchases Left at the Door”
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First Week of Advent: Benches
It was built as a joint venture, a shared effort by three Girl Scouts seeking to achieve their Gold Award. They planned and organized for its construction together. I’m sure that if you found the right people to ask, you could learn more about who specifically did what, but I don’t know why anyone wouldContinue reading “First Week of Advent: Benches”
Ghosts
Moving from one stage of life to another is never a clean break. We expand our families, we change jobs, we change communities. We may move three states away or from one company to another. But whatever our complete body of work in life has been, including our hangups, our spiritual scabs, our grudges, theContinue reading “Ghosts”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 