Monthly Archives: December 2012

Essay. The Essence of Christmas

In an informal survey of folks who, like me, will spend Christmas in the hospital this year, a few precious things were blurted out in response to the question, “What is the essence of your Christmas?” * Snow, especially when … Continue reading

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Essay. Meetings and Partings.

 I wrote this last year, but we continue to have meetings of wonderful individuals entering our lives and we will face partings. I thought of this reflection on love and loss last week when 26 people were killed simply because … Continue reading

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