Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
This is the nicest story I’ve heard about this holiday, so I wanted to pass it along. Over at EtiquetteHell, there’s a very long, very emotional thread going on about a nursing home where, due to administrative changes, the donors…
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As I finished up Christmas cards, I realized there are two people I’d really like to send cards to, and I have no address for them. They moved in the last year. One of them has a name so common…
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Yesterday I mentioned that 1H might not get any gifts other than the one I tucked into the Christmas dinner box. Here’s a sad story: back when I used to drive for an organization that brought the elderly and the…
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My father is going to get me rabbits! Very, very cool. I’ve done shopping for a CC family, 1H. For once, the experience didn’t reduce me to tears. I think I did it okay. Very cool too. I pray that…
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As promised yesterday, here’s a humorous story at my expense: Question: Yesterday you said you’d never knowingly seen an angel. But if you had to guess about ever unknowingly seeing one, when would it have been? Answer: There are three…
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A while ago I posted about two contributors copies that took 45 days to ship from the magazine to my house. I guess that wasn’t so bad after all: The Christmas card was dated December 23, 1914, and mailed to…
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Question: Philangelus, you talk about angels an awful lot. Have you ever seen an angel? Answer: No. I have never knowingly seen an angel. Question: Are you hedging? Answer: Look, I’m not going to say I’m 100% sure I’ve *never*…
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I got word today that BeMused Magazine, published by BellaOnline, accepted my short story “They Do Not Spin.” **happy beagle dances!** I’ve had a hard time placing the story because it’s neither Christian nor speculative nor literary nor ANYTHING. It’s…
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We had one of those magical moments this morning, when I wish I had a camera but I know a camera would capture none of it. My Patient Husband took the Kiddos to shovel snow (ostensibly to help; not sure…
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We’re dealing at present with a family member hospitalized several states away from us. The condition is “serious but not an emergency” and so we’re in contact only by phone. I want you to think for a moment about what…
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