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Sixteen? Listen up.
April 27th, 201209:37 AM ETBy Karen FarrisFifty-four year old advice I wish I could have given to my know-it-all sixteen-year-old self…. Dear Karen, Take a deep breath and lighten up. Those school grades that give you ulcers aren’t really going to matter.... in a couple years you’ll be going to a college that doesn’t use grades. And after college...no one will ask. There are other... -
Wishful Sleeping
April 17th, 201211:17 AM ETBy Karen FarrisI have a recurring dream that strikes me when I’m vulnerable to the nostalgic blues. In the fogginess of my sleep, I go back and undo one of the biggest decisions my husband and I ever made. I’m back in the home we left behind. Even though I feel a sense of disbelief that I’m there, I’m elated that it’s ours again and relieved that we had... -
What Would Jesus Post?
April 12th, 201210:46 AM ETBy Karen FarrisReligion can be a tricky topic. Probably even more tricky than politics. Sometimes people's zealous Bible believing exuberance can be an absolute aversion to those they want to reach. Well intentioned words seem judgmental. I should know. My finger is experienced at pointing. My words have had the same bulls-eye effect. Facebook has become one mor... -
Wrong Place Right Time
April 10th, 201212:34 PM ETBy Karen FarrisI’d taken the bus across town transferred to another and then arrived an hour ahead of my appointment. The lines were always long and being late only made it worse. I knew the routine, even though I hated it. I pushed open the double doors and scanned the sea of faces now staring at me. We seemed to check one another out, seeing if we really des... -
Life's Pits
April 04th, 201204:05 PM ETBy Karen FarrisI was walking down a road and didn’t see a deep hole up ahead. I fell in and it took me awhile to see how to get out. The next time I was on that same road, I remembered the huge pit. It hadn’t been fixed, and even though I knew it was there, I fell in again. You’d think when I found myself on that same road I’d remember that stupid caver...
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Each Friday I post in my blog, "Friday Tidings...thoughts for the journey". As we travel in this new century, I sense we will need one another more than in the past. In fact, I know we will. Please join me.
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