Monthly Archives: April 2014

Take Me out to the Ball Game!

Posted on April 8, 2014 by livingasapprentices

My Journey Last Saturday I heard the tail end of an NPR story on Wrigley Field in Chicago, including interviews with generations of fans.  But it wasn’t until I checked out the sports page this morning over my cheerios and … Continue reading →

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In Memory

Posted on April 7, 2014 by livingasapprentices

LIVING AS APPRENTICES On the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Rwanda Genocide and to remember the victims of the current atrocities on humanity in Syria: “The salvation of man from humiliation, enslavement, and ignorance will come not by revolutions, … Continue reading →

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Writing: Recycling Life

Posted on April 6, 2014 by livingasapprentices

Writing as an Act of Faith What makes a writer write?  Passion?  Pride? An assignment? Financial desperation?  All of the above, perhaps.  But sometimes we write because writing through the gunk and griefs of life may not only ease our … Continue reading →

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Splash in the Puddles of Joy

Posted on April 4, 2014 by livingasapprentices

My Journey I lost the magic of life at a very young age. Bereft by the loss of her chaplain husband from friendly fire during WWII, my mother spiraled the two of us through cycles of depression and grief and … Continue reading →

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