It was a beautiful and sunny day here in Chicago and if it weren’t for my fighting a bad cold, I likely would not have spent most of it resting on the couch in front of our TV. I had intended to record Whitney Houston’s funeral service on DVR, but ended up watching about half of the […]
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A little while ago I watched my favorite TV show (Parenthood) with my valentine (Bob). One of the last scenes in tonight’s episode featured a montage set to a beautiful song called The Shape of Us by Ian Britt. I had never heard it before, but was instantly moved. The lyrics are simple and yet […]
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I was folding laundry this morning and listening to my iPod. It was on “shuffle” mode and the song “The Power of Two” by the Indigo Girls came on. I have always loved it and as I listened to the lyrics today I was reminded that it was the first dance song at the wedding […]
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Earlier tonight I participated in a Candle Lighting sponsored by our local South Suburban Chapter of The Compassionate Friends. As many of you know, it is part of a much larger Worldwide Candle Lighting that takes place every year on the second Sunday in December at 7:00 p.m. around the globe. Though every year since […]
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I scheduled this blog entry to post today around the time that I will give my witness on the women’s retreat (see my post from yesterday) that I am helping to facilitate at our church this weekend. My witness is about “Discipleship,” what it means to me and my faith journey. I ask that if you read […]
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On this Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day I send healing thoughts and prayers to all those who have lost babies. As I shared in this recent post about song lyrics, I know that music plays a significant role in so many of our lives. During happy moments and milestones we celebrate good times by listening to, singing along with […]
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