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today, i am thankful that i was laid off.
it’s a choice, more than a feeling.
i cannot, no matter how much effort i apply to the task, think of a single challenging, painful, or hurtful experience in my life, whether by my own doing or done to me, that i would now wish away. i [...]
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the weekend that was: ah, thanksgiving weekend. great family time. we had a couple families over for thanksgiving day. one of them was my cousin and his wife and baby, who live in LA. they spent the night thursday, and we had a great time with them through friday late morning. [...]
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- my wife, jeannie, who is my best friend and continues to challenge me to grow, while giving me grace when i don’t.
- my daughter, liesl, who is becoming a beautiful young woman in every way.
- my son, max, who makes me laugh, and shows me new depths of sensitivity and inquiry.
- my parents, who [...]
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here’s a great list of thanksgiving myths, from uncle john’s bathroom reader, via neatorama:
MYTH: The settlers at the first Thanksgiving were called Pilgrims.
THE TRUTH: They didn’t even refer to themselves as Pilgrims – they called themselves “Saints.” Early Americans applied the term “pilgrim” to all of the early colonists; it wasn’t until the 20th century [...]
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in case you don’t get the ys weekly email (you should!), here’s a little thanksgiving message to all our youth worker friends:
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