Category: Current Events

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Letters to the Lord: Listen

WARNING: This is a rant against myself and maybe against you. Read at your own discretion. I will not be held responsible for any feelings of conviction that ensue. Listen Lord, that one little word keeps coming up again and again: listen. I encountered it in Jeremiah today as for the umpteenth time, he obeys You and prophesies tragedy on Israel. You gave the … Read More Letters to the Lord: Listen

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Happy New Year! Bonne Année!

At the beginning of this new year, I’d like to give you a glimpse of some of my highlights from 2019. January ~ Precious time with family February ~ Seeing Les Miserables at the Fox Theater in Atlanta        March~Back home to France where sweet daffodils and hyacinths welcomed us…and spring! April~A trip to England and Wales to visit colleagues, discuss Member Care and … Read More Happy New Year! Bonne Année!

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The Light Festival

The air on the window pane was chilly, almost biting, as Jean-Michel bent over to light the candle in the window of his fourth floor apartment.  He imagined most of his neighbors in the apartment building doing the same thing.  In fact, he imagined most of the one million people who lived in his city of Lyon, France lighting candles in their windows.  After … Read More The Light Festival

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The World as We Know It

In the middle of the night, I awoke and couldn’t get back to sleep.  My mind was replaying a few scenes for my WIP (work in progress) and I decided to get up and type them into the trusty laptop (this does NOT happen often–I like to sleep).  My g-mail account flashed on the screen and the first thing I saw was a four-word … Read More The World as We Know It