Category: God and Faith
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The Right-To-Die Effect
I didn’t want to write about Brittany Maynard, because it’s hard to disagree with someone who is dying of cancer and not look (and feel) like a big jerk. But here I sit, trying to write about something else, and I just keep coming back to her story. You’ve probably heard of Brittany. She is…
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On Marriage, Mexicans, and Misunderstandings: I’m not a freaking bird.
First, let me state for the record that I love my husband and have never regretted our marriage, although it’s been a rough road at times. He is compassionate, sweet, intuitive, a great dad, brave, and smart in all the ways that I am not smart. But we fight a lot. Like really, a lot. …
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For Those Left Behind After Suicide
A few of my thoughts on God and mental health after the loss of my big brother to suicide.
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The Pope and I
The Pope was interviewed in 2014, and gave a list of Ten Keys to Happiness. I liked the list overall. Take the Sabbath off? Much needed and very Biblical! Stop harming the environment? We should be better stewards, indeed! A healthy sense of leisure? Heck yeah! The ones that made me pause and think for…
Mercy in the Madness 