Monthly Archives: December 2011

Christmas Mourning?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

My thirteen-year-old son (who has never won a spelling bee, please note) has the words “Christmas Mourning” written in bold letters, circled and hi-lited wildly on his December school calendar. He is at the most tender, wonderful, happy age – … Continue reading →

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I spy

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Twenty four years ago I spied a nineteen-year-old college boy, shirtless and utterly gorgeous, leaning out his dorm-room window. If you know David Hall at all, it’s not his general habit to go about shirtless or to hang out of … Continue reading →

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You can’t wish ‘em away and you can’t buy ‘em off…

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

There’s an old gospel spiritual that’s been playing a loop in my head over the last week. You don’t have to move that mountain;  just help me Lord to climb it. You don’t have to move that stumbling block;  just … Continue reading →

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