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Gloriousness & Wretchedness
“Once there was a young warrior. Her teacher told her that she had to do battle with fear. She didn’t want to do that. It seemed too aggressive; it was scary; it seemed unfriendly. But the teacher...
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When Things Get Weird
I wrote this text earlier to a friend of mine, and it was about socks. I said something to the effect of “don’t make me come over there and throw them all around to show you to appreciate what you...
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No More Leaving
No More Leaving At Some point Your relationship With God Will Become like this: Next time you meet Him in the forest Or on a crowded city street There won’t be anymore “Leaving.” That is,...
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Uncertainty
This morning, as most of the school was walking to morning assembly, two 8th graders bounced up to me and said: “Ms Blythe!!!! It’s been SO long!” These two were my students when they were 6th and 7th...
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A Thousand People – Same Human Being
AIDS Memorial Quilt, Washington, D.C. 1987 I am feeling a bit bleak today. I just took the dog on a very long walk through the old parts of Elgin, and I feel better, but still bleak. The news seems so...
View ArticleIt’s Been a Few Days
It has been a few days. I haven’t known what to say, but by now I just think I am shirking a responsibility so I will try my best. By tomorrow there will be 2 million cases of COVID-19 worldwide. The...
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My plan to write here, even just a little bit, each day has fallen apart. My biggest explanation as to why is being sheerly overwhelmed by all that has happened. The United States has the most cases...
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