Tag: Nik
Around the World in 80 Days: Reflections on Recent Travels
Pittsburgh: Saturday morning. Post-Starbucks and pre-wedding planning day with Kate and Nik, Anthony and Chelsea, Ila and Neal.In a mellow, grateful, Thanksgiving Weekend mood.
It occurred to me, as I was returning from my third trip to NYC last week, that perhaps I have been around the world (24, 901 miles) in the last 80 days. [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2009 under Personal Reflections.
Tags: Anthony, Bill Moyers, Chelsea, Ila, Judith Moyers, Judy Collins, Karen Armstrong, Kate, Lithuania, Los Angeles, Neal, New York, Nik, Pittsburgh, Prague, TED, travel, Tulsa, Vancouver
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The Harvest Time of Life: A Mini-Memoir
Last Sunday, Stuart and I celebrated the last day of August with one of our many bike rides in the hill/woods/lake country here in southwestern Michigan. We have enjoyed watching the grape vines become green, then produce fruit, and soon we will get to observe the harvest. Next Tuesday another sign of the season arrives–all [...]
Posted: September 4th, 2009 under Personal Reflections.
Tags: Anthony, Chelsea, core values, Goshen College, harvest, Kate, mini-memoir, Nik, soccer, Stuart
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Love and Death: Forrest Church’s Testimony and a Mini-Memoir
Forrest Church’s voice rings in my head today. I finished his memoir last night, and many of his themes are ones deeply embedded in my own life. His 2008 book, Love & Death: My Journey Through the Valley of the Shadow, published by Beacon Press, focuses on the two big ideas of the title, especially [...]
Posted: May 23rd, 2009 under My Reviews, Personal Reflections, Spiritual Memoir.
Tags: All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, Anthony, Chelsea, death, Forrest Church, Jesus, Kate, love, mini-memoir, Nik
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