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Billions of leaves scattered about under the trees around the Common.Each leaf slightly different than another – some brighter, some darker, some more golden, some more brown.No two leaves exactly alike.But each created with a purpose.Each just as important as…
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Around 1977, early 1978, I was probably the only young person you know who made it his mission to GO. TO. CHURCH. I would go to church to listen to the pastor preach, the Bible readings and the choir sing…
My Christmas Story: Miracle at the Mall – Pt.2
It almost didn’t happen. After dad’s passing in 2007, it became my honor and responsibility to accompany mom home, to Minnesota, for school reunions, family reunions and “down time” every couple of years. We made two trips home – in…
My Christmas Story: Miracle at the Mall – Pt.4
“So, that was it?”, I asked God as we drove away on that First Sunday in Advent, 2012, “That was the ‘special moment’ You told me about two weeks ago, right?” Mom and I arrived in Minneapolis Thursday night and…
