Category Archives: Deep Thoughts

The Lure Of What I Don’t Have: A Confession

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

It’s been twenty months…twenty months…since I’ve really let myself trip, stumble, and generally get all out of sorts over stupid things. Well, let’s be honest: it’s been twenty months since I’ve decided to tell you about it. This Lent I gave up … Continue reading →

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Great Minds and Lost Souls

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Last month our family swam through years of history together, dodging slave traders and rabid dogs courtesy of the pages of a Harriet Tubman biography. We spent evenings imagining how cold and frightening it would have been to slink through southern … Continue reading →

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