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  • Waupaca, Wisconsin

    On Friday, a group of us drove four hours North to Waupaca, Wisconsin in order to celebrate my roommate and best friend, A. Many of us are already familiar with the quietness and slowness…

  • Twelve Years

    It is so strange to be a 24-year-old on a day like today. It is a day that I recall my 7th grade feelings on September 11, 2001. I remember coming home, feeling that…

  • The Goodness of Grace

    I remember the moment that grace took on a life outside of a definition. I was 18 with a bagful of irreversible decisions in hand, and my parents were arriving at a place I…

  • Reminders at St. Mary’s

    This past Saturday, I spent time at a *Seminary that also acts as a monastery for those who are craving solitude … or anything other than the sounds of roaring city ambulances. Most of…

  • Six Shades

    All I’m asking for is a little bit of patience As all I’m trying to do is get through this puzzle It isn’t so much about finding the outer pieces As it is about…

  • Cynthia

    i came to you in a season of grey where the outside makes the inside cold i allowed you to introduce me to a life that i did not quite know the sun had…

  • A Christian’s Response to a Jury’s Decision

    An entire nation awoke to the news of a man named George Zimmerman being acquitted of any further charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin. It is certain that there is a shared ache…

  • discipline in sit-ups and solitude

    I believe that there are certain words that we do not like to hear when it comes to particular areas of our life. Whether it is in parenting, being physically active or spiritually alive,…

  • Goodbye, Sunshine.

    Friday morning started out with a breakfast with two of my sweet girl friends. We spoke of upcoming seasons in our lives with fresh excitement, and a few “I don’t know, but we’ll see’s”…