Bereaved and Blessed

My London Semester Journal I: Saturday, March 2, 1996

February 25, 2019

Saturday, 3-2-96 9:30 PM Llangolen, Wales 3:30 PM E-Town Today was a full day! It was a good day. It was a natural high & a great tide-r-over of camp! Breakfast was yummy & filling! Then we were off to Hillwalking! We must have hiked about 9 miles! We hiked from the hostel to this […]

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It’s Not Your Fault

February 22, 2019

Repeat after me, “It’s not my fault.” But, I get it. When someone we care about dies by suicide, it’s natural to wonder. Every time I’ve lost a loved one to suicide, including this week, I find myself going there. What if I’d called or texted them that day (or closer to when it happened) […]

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Gatekeeping (15th Edition)

February 19, 2019

How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the fifteenth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. It’s been about 5 months since we last did some Gatekeeping here. Yesterday I learned that an old/hometown friend lost her battle […]

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On Finishing the Harry Potter Series & What’s Real

February 15, 2019

I started over with Book 1 in early November 2018, after not getting past Book 3 in early 2012, when Sean read all 7. Abby had started reading them a bit before then and was already on Book 3. I caught up quickly and we’ve tried to keep pace with each other ever since, though […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Friday, March 1, 1996

February 10, 2019

Friday, 3-1-96 3:04 PM Shrewsbury, England 9:04 PM E-Town On the way to the ISA “Adventure Weekend”… Just had the yummiest lunch at a quaint restaurant called “Poppy’s!” I had a toasted cheese sandwich w/ ham & salami, a Coke, and a Banana Split! Yum-yum tasty meal! We stopped in this little town called Shrewsbury […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Tuesday, February 27, 1996

January 30, 2019

Tuesday, 2-27-96 11:58 PM London 5:58 PM E-Town I am writing w/ my new bic 4 color pen! I found it at “Woolworth” this morning when Jenny & I were out exploring our neighborhood & trying to find the “Real World IV: London” house! We walked for 2 hours all over Notting Hill Gate & […]