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Solstice Thoughts: Footsteps in History Aren’t Made Sitting Down

Posted by rusvw on 06/20/08 10:15 AM in Blessings, Memorials, solstice!

My friend Michelle blogged about a young girl who lost her battle with cystic fibrosis last week, and I was drawn to her caringbridge site for so many different reasons. As a teacher, I’ve lost too many kids to tragedies–some in their control (drugs, car accidents) and some not (murder, cancer, cystic fibrosis). So when [...]

 
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The Significance of the Tree

Posted by rusvw on 12/10/07 10:25 PM in Memorials, solstice!

When we moved last May, we debated about whether to bring our old tree with us. We bought it back in 2000 because we had a National Lampoon experience seeking out the perfect live tree. Three bad evergreens later (all resting outside our living room window, thank you very much), we decided to go artificial. [...]

 
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Christmas Q & A

Posted by rusvw on 12/4/06 3:40 PM in solstice!

Michelle answered these questions a few days ago, and so I thought I’d give ‘em a go as well. I need to warm up, anyway, for Carl’s G.I.F.T. Challenge! 1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Funny, but my default response was to answer in Latte mode (how sad is that?). So…I think I’ll modify my [...]

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