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The Treasure of a Few Seconds
What is a lifetime? If one averages a human life to 75 years, that is 27,375 days, or 657,000 hours, or 39,420,000 seconds. Those who served...
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Change Is Afoot
It was a sunny winter day in the Pacific Northwest, and I had my Miele vacuum cleaner in hand. The endless days of gray...
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My Prey Is Love
I know next to nothing about hunting, but I know a lot about needlepoint. Many of the hunters I know have trophies on their walls—preserved,...
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New Book Released Today – Redeeming Heartache: How Past Suffering Reveals Our True Calling
On the eve of the Allender Center’s 10 year anniversary of training people to address the impact of trauma and abuse through skilled narrative focused...
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Surviving the Sea
“Curiosity killed the cat” is an aphorism that warns us to stay safe at home. It suggests it is dangerous to dream, wander, and explore....
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The Finish Line
Athletes are often encouraged to visualize the finish line and to run the race with the image of crossing that mark as motivation to finish...
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The Black Dress
I stand in my closet looking at all the clothes I have not worn for more than a year. I am not going anywhere, and...
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Forgotten Hospitality
I went out to the place on our stone driveway where Miguel’s* heart stopped before he was revived. The indentation where he lay as Amanda...
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