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The Race Is On!

I’m not going to thank Congress for making a deal to avoid a federal government shutdown this weekend–that is their job, after all. But, I am glad that they decided that the political fallout from a shutdown would be too great … Continue reading

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Where is the Love?

(source) I think this was the first thing I learned in Sunday School, and for good reason. Those three short words convey a powerful message. For a bit more context, you can read the surrounding passages in 1 John, chapter … Continue reading

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Kaleidoscope

In Sunday School I was taught that angels are “God’s thoughts” visiting us. If that’s the case, I sure have been visited by a lot of angels this past week. *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     * On … Continue reading

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Prayer For Our Daughters

My Dad is a big Garrison Keillor fan. He listens to the Writer’s Almanac almost every day, and when a poem touches him in a father-daughter sort of way, he sends it to me. It doesn’t happen very often–maybe every few … Continue reading

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Training for the GW Parkway Classic

My first blog post was about getting ready for the Army Ten Miler in October. Now almost 6 months later to the day (and if it were a leap year, and today was February 29 instead of March 1, it would … Continue reading

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