the pursuit of home, part 2
Let's face it. We pursue a lot of things in this world. Too many things. We pursue happiness. A future spouse. Parenthood. We pursue attention. Titles. Qualifications. We pursue money. Status. Comfort. We pursue peace. Health. Equality. The United States...
the pursuit of home, part 1
In an introduction to the classic, Anne of Green Gables, Jack Zipes writes this: “Of course, the personage of Anne, the fictional Anne-girl, is more than anyone can imagine. Depending on who reads or has read Anne of Green Gables, she is a saint, sister, daughter...
a place prepared
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you...
the house that built me
Have you ever felt this way? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQYNM6SjD_o The House that Built Me - Miranda Lambert I know they say you can't go home again I just had to come back one last time Ma'am, I know you don't know me from Adam But these hand prints on the...
in which i deviate from the plan
Last night, I had a nice, compact, neatly packaged blog post all wrapped up with a pretty bow on top, ready and waiting for you to unwrap today. But that was last night. This morning I woke up, logged in to Facebook, and saw pictures of two of my sisters embarking...
heading home
I settled down into seat 34G, disappointed that I didn’t get the aisle. Well, I guess it was to be expected, considering I had only booked my flights from South Africa to the United States that same morning. The 50-something woman who had scored the aisle seat next...
my personal definition
Home. Not just any feather pillow, but my feather pillow. The one that lulled me to sleep each night on the bottom bunk, body wrapped in a cocoon of untucked flannel sheets. The feather pillow that was subjected to many an argument between my sister and me,...
defining home
Ask twelve people to define ‘home,’ and you will get twelve very different answers. Shucks, I probably even have twelve different definitions of my own when it comes to my personal perception of home. There are my childhood memories of home, my attempts to...
31 days :: the kick-off
So, today's the day ... Here I am, kicking off my first-ever blog post series: Defining Home in 31 Days I do, however, feel the need to preface this particular topic, and perhaps even offer a bit of a disclaimer. Obviously, my 'definition' of home is biased. I...
impatient with grief
Some of you started following this blog after you read my Open Letter to Grief. If that was the case, then this article on Today's Christian Woman is for you: http://www.todayschristianwoman.com/articles/2013/september/impatient-with-grief.html It's called...
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