I always love to reflect and look back at the end of the year but never seem to get the end-of-year post finished, so this year I am refusing to overthink it and giving myself one evening in which to finish it. If you want the sparknotes version, scroll to the end. 🙂 Highlights: This […]
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Always in an August Place
With the flip of the calendar page, August and her distinct characteristics have arrived. August is the most grown-up of the summer months. She has left behind the frivolity of May flowers and the giddiness of June’s shenanigans. The festivity of July now fades into the last push before harvest. In August the full bounty […]
5 Songs to Listen to If You Just Need Some Encouragement
I paused just before going into the accountant’s office building and stuck my head out over the porch railing, listening. The faint music sounded familiar. In another moment, the bits and pieces of notes fit themselves together in my ear, and I smiled. I couldn’t tell what direction it was coming from, but someone was […]
Human Trafficking Resources
A list of articles and websites from around the internet for a wealth of information on human trafficking and how to help combat it. Legislation/Reports: Current Federal Laws regarding trafficking (including Trafficking Victims Protection Act) International Labour Organization Report: Global Estimates of Modern Slavery Trafficking In Persons Report 2018 Books: Undaunted: Daring to Do […]
Christmas: Where Did It All Begin?
Several thousand years ago, a man and a woman stood before God in a garden, feeling for the first time shame and fear. Their closeness with God was gone. Hurt, betrayal, blame and disappointment now filled the once-pure space of the garden like a swirling, poisonous fog that would seep into every pore of creation. […]
What is Easter?
Easter is one of those holidays that never seems adequately celebrated. At the beginning of spring, winter is dying away and the pace of life is quickening in anticipation of warmer weather (which in New England, you have to anticipate by faith some years) and more time outdoors. Easter slips by in a flurry of […]