Politics–Ten Issues Too Hot to Handle

November 1, 2010 Angie 8 Comments

It’s election season again. The Big Day is looming large on the horizon. Political analysts and experts of all flavors are out in force on the news shows spouting the same old junk they have been using for years. I have all but given up caring who gets the job, having come to believe the …

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Funeral Etiquette Fail

October 20, 2010 Angie 3 Comments

I’m writing funeral thank you’s this morning. For the record, that’s one of my least favorite chores in any part of life. Funeral thank-you’s aren’t special. I’m pretty much inept at any type of written thank you. I mean, I can write a thank you that will knock your socks off, but odds are it …

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The Call

October 8, 2010 Angie 8 Comments

No matter how prepared you are, words can’t begin to describe the feeling that accompanies a middle of the night phone call with the news. It’s like a sucker punch to the gut, delivered with a gentle dose of love and relief. We’ve been waiting on that phone call for quite awhile. I guess if …

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Spiritual Opposites

September 26, 2010 Angie 0 Comments

I had a conversation yesterday with a beautiful lady. Against my better judgment, I allowed the topic of my religious views to burst forth, so to speak. I couldn’t help it. She point blank asked me what I thought. The “hell” topic surfaced, and of course I totally freaked her out. It makes me sad …

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Fundamentally Extreme

September 11, 2010 Angie 0 Comments

On an April morning in the mid-1990’s, news reports began streaming in about an horrible tragedy unfolding in Oklahoma City. We were all stunned that someone would do something so terrible. And waited for word of who we could blame. Most people expected middle-eastern terrorist groups to be the cause of such misery, destruction, and …

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The Ultimate Challenge

September 2, 2010 Angie 4 Comments

As lunchtime rolled around today and my one scheduled massage was over, I made my way back to the house where we sleep (we are currently occupying three houses in some form or fashion, thus I must somehow differentiate to keep you totally confused). I felt compelled to retrieve a portion of the insane mountain of laundry …

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I'll Have What He's Smokin'

September 1, 2010 Angie 7 Comments

My sweet husband coined a phrase a few years back when he met my …uh…. interesting is a good word…..OB/GYN for the first time. I was preggo with gorgeous model #2 and it was my first time to have a baby with a “big city” doc. My doc was simply amazing, but he had a …

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Keeping it Simple

August 25, 2010 Angie 4 Comments

A recent reminder to “love the sinner, hate the sin” triggered my thinking about what constitutes sin and who gets to label something a sin. After all, we’ve taken great liberties in this country (and specifically in this part of the country) to weave into our many local, state, and national laws the conservative Christian …

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Permission Granted

August 19, 2010 Angie 0 Comments

Are you tired of always doing “it” the “right” way? Have you always wanted to march to the beat of your own drum instead of to the beat of other’s expectations? Here’s what you’ve been looking for: Danielle LaPorte’s Permission Slip from the Universe Permisson granted. Now go live.

Why Do You Believe?

August 9, 2010 Angie 0 Comments

Last night, I revealed some of my current beliefs to an acquaintance with whom I hadn’t encountered in over 20 years. It was one of those moments when a person realizes another has adopted a much softer religious stance than either of us possessed growing up, and opportunities to share possible commonalities were immediately present… …

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