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THOUGHTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ALMOST DYING

NOTE: I woke up this past Monday morning, opened up my laptop ready to hit “Publish” on this post when I read about the tragedy in Las Vegas.  As I write this, there are 59 people who will never have a chance to write a blog with such a title. And so I was embarrassed to post it. But we, the living, are still in possession of this precious gift called life and we all…

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THE SMOOCH KNOWN ‘ROUND THE WORLD

Next up on my trip was San Diego, California and this was the first destination to which I had never been. (I’m embarrassed to say the city would probably remain unseen had not some longtime friends moved there a year ago) When I planned out my journey I knew I would go places I’d never been before and may never be able to go again, but I decided to make a rule for…

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THE PRINCESS IN PASADENA

The first stop on my road trip extraordinaire was Pasadena, California, to visit one of my oldest friends and her family. Normally I would have stayed in her house had she not recently lost her mother to cancer and after being away from her own family for months caring for her mother. I didn’t want to add another person she needed to “care for,” so I rented an AirBnB nearby.Whenever I go onto…

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PUTTING MY MINI WHERE MY MOUTH IS

This time last year… I was in a job I loved for over 17 years, I lived in an apartment I adored for 15 years, and was on the same great career trajectory that I had been on since college.Now, one year later… I resigned from my job, got evicted from my apartment (in the nicest possible way) and decided I needed to take some time for God and me to figure out what…