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On Faith and Life...: Crust
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On Faith and Life. Tuesday, September 13, 2011. I won the arm-wrestling competition two years in a row in high school. My sister labeled me as "freakishly strong". I had the nickname "tank" for about two weeks in junior high. Does anything last longer than two weeks in jr. high? It's a good meter for me, actually. When I hear something terrible, and I'm like, "Eh. That's not so bad," or the Penelope. Good to see you! Through big smiley teeth and they're all, "Well, still in a lot of pain from my surgery ...
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On Faith and Life...: January 2011
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On Faith and Life. Monday, January 17, 2011. I'm jealous of me. Recently, my friend Jen sent me the preliminary copy of her new book, Seven, which will come out next summer. It was based on the concept of Pick Five. In fact, the first line of the book is, "This is all Susana's fault." So it got me thinking of Pick Five, and my whole experience a year and a half ago. And I was vulnerable. Then. I had simplified my life so that I could hear God clearer. And I could hear Him clearer. Then.
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On Faith and Life...: April 2011
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On Faith and Life. Sunday, April 3, 2011. I remember nearly 11 years ago when I lost my first grandparent. My dad's mom, who was the only other redheaded lady in my family. She was a seamstress, a southern cook, and she liked to do the nightly crossword. So, you can guess why I liked her. So then this past summer when I lost both of my grandfathers, something began to fall apart in me. Wait - wait! It's carob. It's just like chocolate."). I wasn't ready for her to go. I've moved up the generational ladde...
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On Faith and Life...: July 2011
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On Faith and Life. Sunday, July 10, 2011. Where have you been? To tell you the truth, I think a lot about posting here. A lot. Like, two or three times a week. But I get here and I just don't feel it. And I kinda like to feel it. I get here sometimes, and I fight with self aggrandizement. Other times I fight with false humility. I try to scrutinize my motives, and realize I'd rather say nothing than try to pump out something that wasn't fully from my heart. Even if it sounded awesome. So, I'm going to li...
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On Faith and Life...: August 2010
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On Faith and Life...: December 2010
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On Faith and Life. Saturday, December 18, 2010. Redirect to Austin American Statesman article:. Wednesday, December 15, 2010. I want my kids to like. I want them to see everyone through God's eyes. I want them to feel empathy for those in need and then be empowered to make a difference. I want it so badly that when they have a bad attitude while doing parent-imposed service, I pounce on them like a ferocious angry panther. I think I'm sending mixed messages. Where do I begin with this? My parents served ...
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On Faith and Life...: January 2013
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On Faith and Life. Tuesday, January 22, 2013. We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win. John F. Kennedy, 1962. It doesn't always work. I think of kids who are forced to play piano (no...
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On Faith and Life...: September 2010
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On Faith and Life. Tuesday, September 28, 2010. So, I'm back to the empowered "Just say no" phase that I love and hate at the same time. I'm saying no to some things that I have the audacity to call "necessary", and some things that I just really "like" to do, and replacing them with Him whom I love. (And maybe a little extra face time for husband and kids, too. Bonus.) I already feel a sense of relief. Less is more, here, folks. Friday, September 17, 2010. Friday, September 3, 2010. This is how I’...
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On Faith and Life...: February 2013
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On Faith and Life. Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Easter Ache, 2009. From The Austin American Statesman, Saturday, April 4, 2009. In Your Words / Susana Fletcher. Separate the biblical roots of Easter from the bunny and baskets. When bluebonnets sprout every year and little girls wear pastel-colored frocks, I should be smiling all the way to church. Why, then, do I feel so depressed? It's because I feel burdened about the one word on every Christian's lips - Easter. So what is holy? From the time of the Las...
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On Faith and Life...: October 2010
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On Faith and Life. Wednesday, October 13, 2010. My doctor said these words to me today:. Susana, it is amazing that after six years, you are not in a wheelchair. And you have absolutely no deformities. It's just amazing.". Oh yeah. Praise God. I have aggressive Rheumatoid Arthritis. I totally forgot - until my rheumatologist pointed it out - that I have so much reason to thank God. It's easy to overlook stuff when the cards are good. But it reminded me of some other things, too. Things that are gifts.
