Tag: vacation
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Driving away the vacation lament…
As I reflect now on my vacation, I realize that it was good and it is over and all is well.
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Begin with vacation in mind…
Begin with the end in mind doesn’t mean focus on the end so much as to focus on making the most of the time before the end.
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Love apparent…
When I bent over to kiss my sort-of sleeping husband goodbye, he said, “Did you see that I covered you with a blanket last night?” I hadn’t noticed, but I was thankful. The air had fallen to a crisp 58 degrees overnight, and our open sliding glass door beckoned the chill into our bedroom. Apparently,…
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To my good fellows…
Dear Carolyn (because you asked if I would be blogging), As it turns out, working 40 hours a week in front of a computer is reason enough to avoid a computer — and, therefore, my promised blog posts — while on vacation, especially when that vacation includes a husband who works with patients and has…
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No news is no news…
It was after 9:30 before I decided I should at least try to sleep, but knowing my husband was driving alone on dark, stormy roads with a cell phone nearly out of battery power made me uncomfortable. I felt the same dis-ease I felt as a parent who was trying to sleep knowing her teenager…
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Lessons from the beach…
This morning I took my customary walk at sunrise, admiring God’s display of beauty. I walked, I watched, I thought, I sang, I prayed. I felt invigorated and alive. But as I turned my back on the ocean and started toward the exit road, as the sounds of the surf and wind quieted and my…
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Here’s Why I Know the Online Life Is Overrated
The lazy spring days of vacation disappeared surprisingly fast and were delightful — except for that nagging urge to get online. Which backfired…
All Things Work Together 