• Why Ireland?

    So, what would entice two relatively sane(ish) women who had never met before to fly halfway around the world and spend eight days trapped in a car that was smaller than my trunk? By this time in our lives we should be more settled and sensible, right?  Well, there is mature and there is moribund. …

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  • Dublin

    Our hostess welcomed us with a lovely Irish greeting, a loaf of Irish soda bread, and some butter that actually looked like butter and only had one ingredient: butter.  My body had no earthly idea whether it was the right time to eat or not, but neither I nor my taste buds cared in the…

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  • A Couple of Nuts

    I have heard it said that going on an eight-day road trip with someone you met for the first time upon arrival could be classified as nutty.  But it’s not really as bad as you think.  You immediately have something in common with your new traveling companion, hopefully soon-to-become friend.  You are both nuts. So…

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  • To See or Not to See

    There were many nights where I would run in a panic upstairs to sleep on the couch in the living room.  I had another nightmare or was startled awake by audible voices.  I was known by my family for being very sensitive and imaginative.  It didn’t take much to scare me.  And those nights running…

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  • A God I Don’t Understand

    Each of us has different areas of God’s nature that we connect with deeply.  Whether it is from our experiential walk or some pre-programming in our spirits, we resonate to that facet of Who He is.  The other day I had a conversation with a friend where I saw one of those areas clearly. The…

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