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What do you think of these funeral requests?

March 31, 2015

Some of these responses might surprise you!

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When did Easter become Christmas, Part 2?

March 30, 2015

No one stood around the empty tomb exchanging smartly wrapped boxes and elaborately decorated gift bags.

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Will there be a jar of Vicks in your grave?

March 28, 2015

What have you seen people buried with? Anything unusual?

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3 things making me happy this week (March 27)

March 27, 2015

This week: Writing, photography, and a king.

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Happy 70th birthday, Camilla

March 24, 2015

If we don’t remember, who will?

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Am I the only one who finds Pilate’s wife fascinating?

March 22, 2015

For a minor character in the Bible, Pilate’s wife intrigues me.

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What’s making me happy (March 20): Local art, spring, people walking

March 20, 2015

Three things making me happy this week: local art, spring, and walking.

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What’s making me happy (March 13 edition)

March 13, 2015

Three things making me happy this week. A novel, cycling, and my dog.

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For International Women’s Day: Anais Nin, 1974

March 8, 2015

“She will be a woman in harmony with her own strength, not necessarily called masculine, or eccentric, or something unnatural.” In honor of International Women’s Day, please enjoy this passage from Anais Nin.

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What’s making me happy (March 6 edition)

March 6, 2015

Things in Bath, England, are making me happy this week.

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