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Could I Ever be Wild?

June 9, 2015June 7, 2015 Crankygiraffe1 Comment

Is this based on a true story? she asked in mild disbelief as she stroked the cover of my lightly worn novel.  She was holding my copy of Wild By Cheryl Strayed, which I had just finished reading moments earlier. Yes, I replied in confirmation of her suspicions. Wow.  Would you ever consider doing something… Continue reading Could I Ever be Wild?

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How to Be A Friend

April 29, 2015 Crankygiraffe6 Comments

I am facing a little bit of an internal struggle these days. A new friend of mine is going through a difficult time right now.  Her husband told her that he wants to take a break.  She confided this in me and I want to be supportive for her.  I have been there to listen… Continue reading How to Be A Friend

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The Best Friends Never Lie

April 13, 2015April 13, 2015 CrankygiraffeLeave a comment

Last night I was having an online chat with my good friend Heidelberg.  We have been close friends for about 4 years now, despite the fact that we've lived 1500Km away for the last few years.  She is one of the best friends I have ever had, and I say that because she has never been… Continue reading The Best Friends Never Lie

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Let Love Die

April 2, 2015 Crankygiraffe4 Comments

Love never dies a natural death.  It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source.  It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals.  It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, witherings, and tarnishings." ~Anaïs Nin A friend recently confided in me that her husband slept with another woman. "You're only,… Continue reading Let Love Die

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(Bitter)Sweet Dreams

March 6, 2015 Crankygiraffe3 Comments

I dreamt about friendship.  I dreamt about love, loss, and unanswered questions.  I dreamt that when faced with reality, the world was easily put back together. I met with her, we talked, and it was better.  It was okay.  It all made sense. Upon waking, I can't stop thinking about how much harder it is… Continue reading (Bitter)Sweet Dreams

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Blogger Friends Got Ideas!

Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her!  I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]

It’s Been a Long Time…

“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]

The Common Sense Problem

The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]

Walking Tall

This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]

Happiness, Please

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.  We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today.  My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]

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