(an illustration)
October 10th, 2007. Toad’s Place. Richmond, Virginia.
My brother is a musician. We all are, really, but especially Ross. Ross took my sister and me to a concert a few months back. There were several bands performing that night, but we came to see the “headliner”: a band that has been around for [...]
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I am restless. Mom says I frequently get a bad case of “the flits” and it’s true. I will pace when I’m on the phone, knit as I read or listen to a dull lecture, and fidget with anything I can when I’m done eating and haven’t left the table yet. It’s hard for me [...]
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I sat down late one night after a long day of work; I was discouraged, I was discontent, I was weary. In my heart I had been fighting a battle all day long, but I was dwelling on thoughts that only fueled that fire of discontent and discouragement. The more I thought of those things, [...]
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“Katie, phone!” My younger sister pushed the phone toward me. “Oh, who?” I asked my sister, not expecting a phone call. I put the phone to my ear with a hesitant yet confident, “Hello?” From the other end, a radiant voice spun out the speaker with a reply. I instantly recognized it. It was Sarah. [...]
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Did your mom ever tell you that? My brother and I always heard that familiar, reproachful phrase when we set foot in the Science Museum gift shop. That catchy (albeit odd) little phrase frustrated my 6-year-old mind to no end. It was the one time I wanted so badly to touch everything in sight, and [...]
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“Where do we go? Nobody knows…
Don’t ever say your on your way down when,
God gave you style, and gave you grace…
And put a smile upon your face.”
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Isn’t it shameful how often we are downright miserable? Really. I don’t mean crying, or being upset. But just being miserable, inconsolable, in a foul mood. Sometimes [...]
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