Category: Essay
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Checkbook
When’s the last time you looked at your/a checkbook? Do you have a checkbook? I had to dig mine out today. I say had to, because it wasn’t by choice. And I don’t whip the checkbook out too often. On this particular occasion, I got a surprise bill from the lovely city treasurer’s office saying…
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Race Media
One of my favorite things about racing (running) is race photos. Looking at race photos is me and my husband’s form of Facebook, since we don’t have social media. We like to spend a few minutes looking at pictures of ourselves running. I’d say race pictures are better than selfies. They catch runners in action,…
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Puppy Love
I love my dog. And I’m not just saying that in the cliché’ sense, like how people say, “I love cheese,” or “I love your shoes.” I love my dog. By that I mean that my heart is so soft toward him, he’s completely won my affection (and attention), I want to hang out with…
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Pray
Have you ever tried praying for someone? It’ll change your circumstances. And you. In fact, I think it’ll mostly change you, which will then change your circumstances. This has been my experience. Prayer: talking to God. I know God can be a broad term. I’m talking about the God of Israel, the Creator of heaven…
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The Richmond Half
Sadly, I was pretty zoned out during the race, didn’t really take in the scenery much. I went out way too fast: an 8 minute per mile pace for the first 7 miles. I ran with or just ahead of the 1:45 pace group, which was a mistake I paid for later. They seemed to…
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Forgiveness
I’ve been reading lately about how to be a new human. In the light of what God has done for me in Jesus. It’s good news, if you haven’t heard. We’re all a little jacked up, on a spectrum of dysfunction. When I think I’m a halfway decent human being (and this comes via comparing…
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Greetings
Have you ever had the experience of wanting to pick out a card for someone? A birthday card or a wedding card? Fill in the occasion. If you’re like me, you’ve probably stood there in Target or Wal-Mart in front of a sea of greeting cards, feeling like there’s so many options but none that…
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Nervous
Do you ever get nervous? About anything? About everything? By nervous I mean antsy, jittery, unsettled, anxious even. Anxiety is a common ailment. I think every human has some degree of it. I’ve heard experts say a little bit of it is necessary to keep us alive. But too much of it / not being…
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The Overpass
I ran over the overpass just outside my neighborhood this morning. I was looking down at the sidewalk. I’ve heard it’s best to look a little ways out ahead when running. Supposedly it can make one run faster. But it has its risks, as you can imagine. On the overpass this particular morning I was…
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Interviews
It’s too bad that interviewing for jobs doesn’t pay. Because I’d have some money by now. Thankfully I have a great job as of writing this. I’ve had a great job for the past five years, working as a nurse practitioner in primary care. But I’ve been feeling that it’s time to change paths. It’s…
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