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Expert Enthusiast
What makes a person an expert? An advanced degree? The esteem of peers within one’s area of knowledge? You can google it and find a definition for yourself. I am not an expert. I am an enthusiast. I...
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Spoiler: I really like Crayola
As parents, there are many things we struggle with presenting to our children too early. Television. Devices. Video games. Eggs. (Seriously, though.) Art is not one of those things. Babies can “do”...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
The Christian church in the West celebrated the beginning of a new year on Sunday with the first Sunday of Advent. Our family has only sporadically been attending church since March. We’ve made this...
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BroGuard: A mask tutorial for bearded men and those who love them
My husband has grown a glorious quarantine beard. He maintains it with oils and a special comb. He dutifully wears a mask when running errands, but every time he would come home, there it would be: a...
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Prepared to Play, Organ-ically
My home organ, inherited from my teacher and friend, Dr. Harold Schnaible. I grew up going to a church with a reliable, talented organist. Every Sunday I was often in the balcony myself, sitting with...
View ArticleFor the Rachels
Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do...
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