Marginalizing

I threw that word out at a meeting I attended this evening.  Its use was rooted in my at-the-moment frustration about something of significance that seemed to be getting shoved to an edge.  (As it turned out, a wiser head than mine offered a creative suggestion that will likely result in restoring the thing to [...]

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Consider What You’ve Seen

Asaph was struggling–or at least he was remembering a time he had been.  People don’t say things like, “…I was in distress,” or “… my soul refused to be comforted,” or “I was too troubled to speak” (things would have to be really, really horrible for me to get to that last one!) unless they’re [...]

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Somewhere Else: An Announcement

I decided to start a new blog.  Why not?
Actually, why?
Maybe this is segmenting my life too much, but here’s the explanation:  My original xanga blog, “Ma’s Musings”, has ended up being my “for fun” place, for the most part.  (I started that blog when my email username was “mavan”, for Michael and Amy VanHuisen.  I [...]

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Because I Can

On the computer desk beside me is a “souvenir” Zach brought home from South Carolina.  It is a plastic bag/sleeve (reminds me of what you get in the help-yourself-floral departments at the grocery) printed with the words “For Your Convenience–Wet Umbrella Bag”.  I think he got it at a Wal-Mart.
Now, that store wouldn’t have to [...]

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Tender Mercies

A friend smiles…
And you know life won’t always feel as sad as this moment does.
Ancient Words are called to your attention…
And you know God was thinking of you at that moment in which they were breathed.
You pull into your driveway…
And know that close call a few blocks from home could just as well have ended [...]

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