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Day by Day: January 2011
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January 15, 2011. A Synopsis of My Life Consisting of Varied and Succinct Thoughts. You know you live in Minnesota when you walk a mile over snow-packed sidewalks on a brisk winter evening.and LIKE IT. Status symbols have a frustratingly overwhelming influence on Americans, myself included. Sometimes it seems like the only way to really break free would be to move far, far away. Who's with me? Saturday Night Live makes me laugh. Laughter is good. Unfortunately, I am more entertained by this than the baby.
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Day by Day: Bottle It Up
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December 14, 2011. While I was steering my red shopping cart through Target's grocery aisles last week, I couldn't help noticing the distress of another customer. It wasn't the medical attention sort of distress; rather, it involved some foot-stomping, loud grumbling, and a curse or two under her breath. While searching for relief in the midst of the flood of emotion, I remembered a verse of one of my favorite hymns:. Help me then in every tribulation. So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,. I and love. a...
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Day by Day: Reflections From a Quiet Hospital Room
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July 5, 2012. Reflections From a Quiet Hospital Room. What do we say when our plans, our expectations are disproved in one great and momentary upheaval? What happens when the trial impatiently endured gives way to even greater trouble than before? What do you do when the moment you had been waiting months for never comes? But I will hope continually. And will praise you yet more and more. My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,. Of your deeds of salvation all the day,. Minneapolis, MN, United States.
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Day by Day: Nesting
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October 23, 2011. My name is Heather, and I am a sporadic nester. This is closely linked to my penchant for never unpacking everything. These unfortunate habits are likely rooted in my childhood and the multiple addresses I associate with "home.". When my roommates and I moved a few months ago, it took me a minimum of one week to put any nails in the wall. Nails bring with them a sense of permanence - once I hang that picture up, it's not coming down until I pack it up. Baby steps, Heather. Baby steps.
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Day by Day: December 2011
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December 18, 2011. Reflections on an Evening Spent With a Red Kettle and a Bell. If you're looking for a way to give a little of your time during the Christmas season, please allow me to make a recommendation. Last night, I spent a wonderful 90 minutes (after determining which door was actually facing west! Behind a red kettle, hymnal or bell in hand, with friends on either side. The chilly breeze out of the north made for cold fingers and toes, but what does that matter when you're singing with friends?
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Day by Day: Reflections on an Evening Spent With a Red Kettle and a Bell
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December 18, 2011. Reflections on an Evening Spent With a Red Kettle and a Bell. If you're looking for a way to give a little of your time during the Christmas season, please allow me to make a recommendation. Last night, I spent a wonderful 90 minutes (after determining which door was actually facing west! Behind a red kettle, hymnal or bell in hand, with friends on either side. The chilly breeze out of the north made for cold fingers and toes, but what does that matter when you're singing with friends?
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Day by Day: October 2011
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October 23, 2011. My name is Heather, and I am a sporadic nester. This is closely linked to my penchant for never unpacking everything. These unfortunate habits are likely rooted in my childhood and the multiple addresses I associate with "home.". When my roommates and I moved a few months ago, it took me a minimum of one week to put any nails in the wall. Nails bring with them a sense of permanence - once I hang that picture up, it's not coming down until I pack it up. Baby steps, Heather. Baby steps.
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Day by Day: August 2010
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August 24, 2010. Sometimes, I am amazed at how a specific song can bring up memories, causing me to relive an entirely different time of my life. I heard Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls. This afternoon and almost instantly remembered a day in first grade. We were on a bus leaving a field trip to some sort of nature center, and the "cool" girls were singing Waterfalls. While I lamented not knowing all of the lyrics so that I could sing along. When I hear Breakfast at Tiffany's. Can You Feel the Love Tonight.
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Day by Day: February 2011
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February 21, 2011. Snuggles, Anticipation, and Choices. After one week away from work, I sat on the couch this afternoon savoring my snuggle time with the sweet, sleeping baby boy in my arms. As I thought about the next few days of my life, I realized that I am stumbling headfirst into an incredibly agonizing unknown. I like knowing what is going to happen. I like having all of the answers. That is when I feel safe. In the past few weeks and months I have learned (and re-learned) a few lessons:. I've bee...
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Day by Day: Bucket Lists
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January 8, 2012. I find myself making two bucket lists: a traditional outline of things I hope to do in the future and then a collection of things I wish I'd thought to add before they happened. I know you are waiting with bated breath, so without further ado. Heather's Run-of-the-Mill Bucket List. Marry my currently unidentified husband. Pay off all of my debts. Memorize every Fighter Verse. Share the Gospel with a stranger. Travel to every continent, perhaps excluding Antarctica. Go to a Viking's game.
