Monday, April 3, 2006
Roofbeams
The old bell that hung at the door hinge rang gently as I passed into the small, yet well-respected bookstore. I had read and reread the contents of my bedroom bookshelves and was in search of something new in which to escape. Something unfamiliar to hide inside until he no longer jerked me awake by...
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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Honor and Conscience
Honor is something external. It is something one strives to keep by making sure that one's appearances are honorable. It is something that humans have preserved by harming oneself or another through violent acts designed to restore honor once it's lost. Honor is a perception by others, not a...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006
God's Creatures -- Great and Small
The grass was soft and cool between her toes and the warm blue sky covered her. She was alone, and she knew that she would remain alone for a long time. The breeze brushed gently over her, spilling her long, golden curls about her face. A glint of sunlight through the shiny leaves of a nearby maple...
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Monday, March 27, 2006
Golden Rule...Golden Son
Upon picking my boys up from school one day, I was approached by another parent. Your boys are so beautiful, she says. I demure, then say thank you. They both have beautiful brown eyes framed by an abundance of dark, thick lashes any girl would be proud to sport. "Are they from the same father?"...
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Friday, March 24, 2006
Christianing
Godparents are every child's personal Fantasy Island. Having grown up without them, I very much wanted my eldest to have the comfort and continuous spoiling associated with these angels-on-Earth. They would provide spiritual and moral guidance, all the while raining affection and goodies upon my...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Salvation
I am ill. My mother takes me to a nurse to make me better. When the nurse opens the door to her house, I can see immediately that she is not just an ordinary nurse. My mother, however, sees nothing. After a thorough examination, the nurse tells my mother I need to stay with her for awhile in order...
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Monday, March 20, 2006
Blessed
People are always telling me I am blessed, and I cannot argue. My life now looks as if it has no difficulties and for the most part, it doesn't. It's hard, when I see my friends going through such difficult times, to feel that there is parity in the universe. At times I feel their envy radiating off...
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Sunday, March 19, 2006
Contemplating Providence
This isn't so much an entry as an update. After several years of using the telephone directory services and the internet white pages, I was finally able to locate the student I talked about in "Birth of an Atheist." He is doing well, a college graduate, very happily married, has a beautiful little...
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Friday, March 17, 2006
Redemption
It was the day before Halloween-- not the traditional day of redemption--and at the castle in the park there was a children's play. We are surrounded by little ones in costumes and coats, carrying sweets and toys given out by the Parks Department. The boys, my husband and I watched and giggled, then...
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Thursday, March 16, 2006
Forgiveness
In premodern civilizations, man would sacrifice an animal or complete a ritual in order to ask the spirits'/gods' forgiveness for killing a living thing. In the modern world, when people ask for forgiveness for hurting each other, they generally do it in a much less elaborate and often indirect...
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