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We grip at our hands, we hold just a little tight

November 3, 2008 in Personal, Recommended · No comments

Death is never easy, even when expected. Last week, my fiance’s aunt died after a two month battle against pancreatic cancer. Her decline was rapid, faster than her family was prepared for. But, in the wake of her death, sitting next to my soon-to-be mother-in-law, holding her hand as she looked at her newly departed sister, I couldn’t help but realize as I always do in the near aftermath of someone’s death — it brings people together. And from what little I’ve gathered of Coleen, that’s exactly what she would have wanted.

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June – August 2008 Soundtrack

September 1, 2008 in Soundtracks · No comments

You may or may not have noticed, but each personal article I post uses a lyric from a song for the title. That song is usually what I’ve been listening to on a loop while writing the article. (You will find the song title and the artist listed in the tags.) Thus, every few months I am going to release a soundtrack and link to past soundtracks as well, in case you’re remotely interested in the aggregate. I don’t know and can’t guarantee that they’ll flow well, but I think it’s interesting none the less. They’re songs that I have identified with enough to inspire a post and that means something, doesn’t it?

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All the stars were crashing round, as I laid eyes on what I’d found

July 22, 2008 in Personal · 6 comments

Last week I went and worked at a church camp as a cook / photographer. While I don’t currently consider myself a Christian, I still thought a lot about faith and what I put my faith in. It’s a subject I have been considering a lot in recent months, actually.

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March – May 2008 Soundtrack

June 1, 2008 in Soundtracks · No comments

You may or may not have noticed, but each article I post uses a lyric from a song for the title. That song is usually what I’ve been listening to on a loop while writing the article. (You will find the song title and the artist listed in the tags.) Thus, every few months I am going to release a soundtrack…

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And they write, “Don’t be a stranger, y’hear.”

April 15, 2008 in Personal · No comments

I’ve been thinking a lot lately of how difficult it is for me to write on this website as opposed to my previous one. It is much more difficult as my audience is and will be people I know personally. It was one thing to write my thoughts and feelings to the web without really knowing my audience, but I find it is something entirely different to write knowing that people I come in contact with, even on an intermittent basis, will have possibly read.

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