Category: Suffering
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Reading the Stories of Others: A Review of Not Alone
The busyness and excitement of the holidays are officially over. It’s mid-January. It’s winter. In many parts of the country, it’s cold. For some, the blues have arrived. On top of this, maybe you have recently experienced a loss or a disappointment. There’s a sense of sadness that permeates all of life, especially if that…
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Mid-December Musings
Letting go of the perfect Christmas tree—About two days after we decorated our Christmas tree, a section of lights in the middle quit working. Not the top section or bottom section, but right, smack in the middle of the tree. At first I consoled myself that it really wasn’t all that noticeable (not quite true).…
Alicia Brummeler 