3 parties per weekend

amy.jpgOn average 3 parties per weekend. One Saturday, 5 in one day. My husband and I divided and conquered and actually made every party that day, but not without consequences. The kids were a mess, jacked up on sugar, and convinced for days after, that every moment should be filled with intense activity. We love celebrating these special moments with the people we care about. But as a pastor’s family, we are learning that we love others better if our family is happy and healthy i.e. a little less frantic.

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Perspectives: Imagining A Future....
stefanirossi.jpgThis afternoon I enjoyed a conversation with some practicing artists. Our purpose in gathering was to share information regarding career options, exhibit opportunities, and some of the brass-tack logistics regarding the realities of a career in creative enterprises.  Some of the common threads that sprung up are:
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Empty the Governor
chrishesspic.jpgI have started and stopped and started and stopped the words for this entry into this fine blog-o-space several times now. I'm actually 32 hours past deadline as this is being written. Brianna & the good editors of the fine Ruminate publication have not been alerted of the reasons for my tardiness. It has been a week of trudging through large task after large task, leaving little to no energy to create anything near a worthy submission. Still...not alerting the proper authorities is poor form. My apologies.
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It's You!
We were at AWP last week and I'm sitting at Calvin College's Festival of Faith Conference right now...come by and say hi if you are here. It has been such a pleasure to meet many of our subscribers and contributors—we love you guys!
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A Garden of Verse
stephanie_walker.jpgThe weekend before last, my fiancé and I made a trip out to our garden plot, and began the happy task of gardening.  It was a lot of work breaking up the soil, picking out the weeds and whatnot that had accumulated over the winter, and getting the spring vegetables planted.

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One Intern's Perspective

hannah.jpgSince I began interning at Ruminate, I've talked about it with people. I've heard some call it an "edgy" magazine; others have talked about how it pushes limits. Some make these commnts with bright eyes and smiles, and I am encouraged. Others choose these words tentatively, and I am frustrated. Where is our genuineness?

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