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Dancing... or drinking through life
I am not even sure that I know how to do a link anymore. I'm giving it a shot though so, three readers, please forgive me if I mess this up.
So Rod Dreher's sister is battling cancer. It is nasty. Their faith is extraordinary. Here's his latest post (I think)
There are 8 comments on it.
As I scrolle
posted 3:05:22pm Mar. 02, 2010 |
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Back...
I'm back here at JWalking after a bit of time because I just want someplace to record thoughts from time to time. I doubt that many of the thoughts will be political - there are plenty upon plenty of people offering their opinions on everything political and I doubt that I have much to add that will
posted 10:44:56pm Mar. 01, 2010 |
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Learning to tell a story
For the last ten months or so I've been engaged in a completely different world - the world of screenwriting. It began as a writing project - probably the 21st Century version of a yen to write the great American novel - a shot at a screenplay. I knew that I knew nothing about the art but was inspir
posted 8:01:41pm Feb. 28, 2010 |
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And just one more
I have, I think, just one more round of chemo left.
When I go through my pill popping regimen tomorrow morning it will be the last time for this particular round of drugs. Twenty-three rounds, it seems, is enough.
What comes next? We'll go back to what we did after the surgery. We'll watch and measu
posted 11:38:45pm Nov. 18, 2008 |
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A Newfie for Obama
NPR asked me to do a short memo to the president-elect. I chose to do it on the dog he should choose... and why. Check it out.
posted 12:25:10am Nov. 15, 2008 |
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posted September 25, 2007 at 10:02 pm
When I was told I would need to have a piece of my tongue removed because of cancer (by the way I don’t smoke or chew) a friend gave me a card with a picture of a shepherd carrying a sheep on his shoulders. I looked at it again after reading your comment. The shepherd has a smile as he carries the sheep. The surgery was three years ago, I can talk, and the cancer has not returned for which I am grateful. When I get busy or am trying to do to much, I try to take time to look at the picture and remind myself that I can’t do things alone – that I need to rely on the Good Shepherd who looks after us all.
posted September 26, 2007 at 12:07 am
Marcus – Thank you for sharing that. I’m very, very glad you are doing well. I wish I would remember the lesson you refer to all the time. David