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Category Archives: People I’ve Known
30 Frustrating Minutes – Miss You Mom!
It was a very frustrating 30 minutes. We were on the way back from Yadkinville Fish Camp. Keep in mind, my parents never ate fish unless they traveled 30 minutes to a fish restaurant. Well, that’s not true, but it’s … Continue reading
The First Thing I Remember About My Dad (And Brother #2)
It seems like my father died yesterday and a hundred years ago. My father was not perfect. I was not a perfect son, although, for the record, I was scared enough of parental disapproval not to give my parents very … Continue reading
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Tagged brother, Dad, death, death of a parent, family, Father, father/son, memories, painting, siblings
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Shout Out For All The Smart Women In My Life
I just came up with a new phrase my wife likes: if my wife doesn’t know it, my mother-in-law does. I said this in jest, tongue-in-cheek, but that didn’t bother my wife. She took it as a compliment, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Br'er Rabbit, husband, Jesus, Jesus and women, mother-in-law, smart women, spouse, teachers, wife
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What Is A Metaphor or Image That Describes Your Spiritual Journey?
Wedgewood’s Inner Journey group meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. Lately, we’ve been using journaling to explore the spiritual journey. Last night, Cherylann Richards, our Inner Journey group leader, asked us to write on, What is a metaphor or image … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church members, clergy, interesting people, journaling, pastor, spiritual journey, U.S. National Parks
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How I Changed A Future Biblical Scholar’s Life :)
This is the way I remember things. She and I lived in Avery Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980. I was a senior and worked as an Assistant Resident Director. She was a green … Continue reading
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Tagged afflict the comfortable, Avery Hall, basketball, Dr. Nancy C. Lee, lament, Lamentations in Ancient and Contemporary Cultural Contexts (Society of Biblical Literature Symposium Series), Lyrics of Lament: From Tragedy to Transformation, praise music, UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill
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This Is What God Is Like (Poppy and Grandson)
This is what God is like. In this photo is Poppy (aka Ed Rowell, a Wedgewoodian and a great friend) with Isaac, Ed’s grandson. Isn’t Isaac adorable! Before we get too far in this blog entry, and before you scroll … Continue reading
“Are You The Captain?” :-)
Yesterday I was working on Wedgewood’s new fire pit area. While I was arranging Pavestone Rumblesone blocks purchased from Home Depot two little boys came up to me. Their parents were trimming some trees around the church and they were … Continue reading
Graveside Eulogy – A Humorous Humerus Story
A dear friend of mine and a Wedgewoodian, Carolyn Adams, Carolyn and Charles Adams lost her brother last week. At the graveside service Carolyn began the eulogy by telling a funny story about her brother, Charles. As you know, … Continue reading
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Tagged broken bone, chocolate cake, death, eulogy, funeral, funny story, graveside service, grief, humerus bone, humor, loss
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No Forgiveness: The Day Before My Mother Died
I didn’t think my mother was going to die. She had been in worst situations and bounced back. I knew she and Dad, who had died two months earlier, had always talked about dying together, but I didn’t think … Continue reading
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Tagged Amish, black-eyed peas, Caring Enough to Forgive – Caring Enough To Not Forgive, Dad, David Ausburger, discipline, disciplining children, Father, forgiveness, if you don’t forgive others, Matthew 6:15, mom, mother, mother and child, parenting, spanking children, you will not be forgiven
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Why My Wife Almost Didn’t Marry Me: The Story of the Orange Pumpkin
This is the story of the Orange Pumpkin. My Dad, being the good American that he was, bought American-made cars. Fords, to be specific. A lot of them. He traded cars the way little boys traded baseball cards. My freshman … Continue reading
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Tagged car, car problems, Dad, dating, Datsun B210, Father, Ford, Ford Mustang, made in America, marriage, mother, Official Pace Car, parents, redneck, UNC-Chapel Hill
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