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Tweet This year, I’m counting down to Easter. At first the anticipation was rooted in my devoted quest to avoid dessert for 40 days. This lasted about two weeks until I gave into the Girl Scout cookies Jonathan left on the counter. I won’t blame the whole problem on him because I suppose I could [...]
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Tweet I have experienced anxiety at various points over the last few years. It’s an awful feeling that creeps up unannounced. I often have difficulty placing the emotion until weeks have gone by when I don’t feel like myself. When my friend Tammy asked if she could write a post about a new book around [...]
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Tweet It is easier for me to act like Martha than Mary. It’s easier to spend all week Googling Bundt cake recipes for Easter, and writing ridiculously long to-do lists that include things like: “Wash car. Buy Mother’s Day gifts. Mop floors. Clean fireplace. Shower (as if I’d forget). Look for chalkboard cleaner. Find out [...]
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I found myself staring, unable to turn away from this moment of grace tumbling off one woman’s lips, and lifting another woman’s tired soul. I found myself wanting to emulate this lady—this very loud and very underdressed lady—who continue to praise the fine work of a defeated French chef.
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Tweet It’s been 20 months since I heard the news. It was early one weekday morning in July 2008, and I had just finished a spin class at Capital Athletic Club. Unlike most other days, I had few minutes to watch TV in the Jacuzzi before getting ready for work. That morning CNN was reporting [...]
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