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Childless & Christian: Part I | Write Away
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Childless and Christian: Part II →. Childless and Christian: Part I. November 27, 2013. 8211; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –. Or, When are you two going to start having babies! I am as allergic to these questions as I am (and have always been) to all the auto-fill inquiries of life: What do you want to be when you grow up? What was your SAT score? Which college do you want to go to? Do you know what you’ll major in? What are you going to do with your degree? Are you seeing anyone? Asking a child...
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Think Before You Ask | Write Away
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Mourning on Mother’s Day. Think Before You Ask. May 15, 2015. Clearly, people have different definitions of what qualifies as personal versus general information. Given the spectrum of how much people are willing to share, it’s difficult to know where to draw the line with our questions. We have so much access online, even superficial relationships produce a vast depth of information. It can be hard to discern how close we really are and what we should (or should not) ask in person. Don’t be offended whe...
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Flying in the Face of Fear. August 5, 2016. It’s not as easy for me to get on a plane as it once was. I don’t unequivocally love flying anymore. Why? Because there’s always a little bit of fear packed in my carry-on. Fear: It is an emotion that … Continue reading →. Matters of Life and Death. July 15, 2016. Matters of Life and Death. With a Heavy Heart. July 8, 2016. Posted in Current Events. Matters of Life and Death. Years of My Life. July 1, 2016. Posted in Everyday Life. Matters of Life and Death.
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Newer posts →. The Problem with Insecurity. May 13, 2016. Sometimes my greatest obstacle isn’t my lack of ability but my insecurity. It is mostly my fear of failure or inability to believe I’m great that keeps me living or acting like I’m inferior. It happens to me all the … Continue reading →. May 6, 2016. Matters of Life and Death. Joy and A Spring Haiku. April 29, 2016. My ’96 Honda Civic. April 22, 2016. It’s amazing how we can become emotionally attached to something that is itself incapable of emot...
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Mourning on Mother’s Day | Write Away
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The Lies Most of Us Tell. Think Before You Ask →. Mourning on Mother’s Day. May 8, 2015. On any given day, someone is rejoicing and someone is grieving. Mother’s Day is no different. There are mothers being pampered and others being mourned and remembered. It is a day, like so many, when we’re reminded of the intersections between the living and the dead. Within one generation there can be women who mourn while they are also being celebrated. But whatever you feel, whether good, bad, or mixed, know that ...
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What My Mother Gave Me | Write Away
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This Dark Box →. What My Mother Gave Me. February 22, 2013. Sadly I didn’t get her recipes. As a child, my only interest in cooking was eating the results. I found food preparation tedious and/or disgusting. I couldn’t be bothered waiting for water to boil. I wanted nothing to do with meat in its raw form. I had no desire to chop, blend, grate, or grind. So aside from making cheesecakes, I didn’t cook with her. To her belly (or her neck if her stomach was inaccessible). Matters of Life and Death. You are...
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