FERN SUNDAY
By request, I am recounting the story of “FERN SUNDAY” (an unofficial observance of my own;...
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I am, by nature, an introvert. It seems strange to people who know me well, but...
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I was in my car, on my way to Indianapolis. I was in the right-hand lane...
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I was a small boy who could barely read when my mother began instilling in my...
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(reprinted from June 2019) During my college years, in Seattle, I played the piano and sang...
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I love to travel, as you all know, and am travelling as I write this BLOG...
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I used to be a percussionist, in Middle School/High School, and played a multitude of percussion...
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Upon the rare occasion of “organizing” in my home, I ran across a photo album from...
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On this day in 2017 we, at Central, lost our friend and sister, Cheryl Calder –...
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He walked in through the doors from the narthex of the church, where I had just...
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