A couple decades ago, my AP English class read Dylan Thomas’ “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” and I challenged them to write a piece in that style. They insisted that I do that assignment, too; we read their stories aloud over a couple of days before the holidays, and without exception, it was some of the best writing I’ve read.
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-14 to Christmas Eve “Photographs and memories, Christmas cards you’ve sent to me…” That Jim Croce line runs through my mind often during the holidays (Yes, I know it’s a song about a break up. “Jolly” is not a word that usually is associated with the random things I remember.) I was in middle school when I saved babysitting money
Read more-15 to Christmas Eve: Out of Chaos,…what? Good intentions–you know what those lead to? My plan was simple, even elegant: I would gather all the boxes and bags of Christmas decorations and paraphernalia from the basement, my extra bedroom, and wherever else I’d stashed them, into my living room for a judgement day. What do I want to keep, where
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A decade ago, I listed 54 random thoughts to commemorate my 54th birthday. You can read those here: https://wordpress.com/post/thewavereturns.org/167 Today I turned 64, so I decided to see what spills out when I try this again. I haven’t reread my old list recently, so it’ll be interesting to see if there are any commonalities.
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Churches do NOT have to have an official vote about disaffiliation with the UMC.
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Dear Dan Levy, I love Schitt’s Creek. It’s one of the comfort-watch shows that is getting me through the pandemic, and if I were still at the fan-fic stage of my life, I’d be Mary Sue-ing without shame. You and your family–on both sides of the camera–have given the world a gift, and I’m so, so thankful. I’m just a
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Right now, I should be entering grades, writing (very late) lesson plans, and designing the final exams that I will be giving the week after next; in order to put together study guides, I need to know what’s on the exam, and with graduation next weekend, I’m not going to even attempt to tell myself that I’ll put together the
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I’ve been thinking about this for a few weeks, but whenever I considered concrete action…well…this is my first move towards action. As I considered my eating habits, and my exercise (non)habit, and all the issues swirling around the general area of my life involving self-discipline and making good choices (money and time are connected here, too), I hit on two
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A few years ago, a student at my school was the victim of a devastating house fire. Upon learning that the student, an avid reader, lost her bookshelf of favorite titles, teachers combed their personal libraries and local bookstores in hopes of surprising the teen with a replenished bookshelf. The cause of the fire was old, faulty wiring—the only blame
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I’d like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me. Usain Bolt This picture is a reminder of times I’ve accomplished more than I would have thought possible because I’ve dug in and gotten stubborn when people who shall remain
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The Wave Returns 