The Grace of a Mother’s Legacy
I referenced the company Cardthartic before in this blog, and if you've ever received a greeting card from me, chances are pretty high that it was from this company. The…
The Grace of a Paradigm Shift
I was trying to catch up on my Richard Rohr blog posts or at least place the new sub-theme this week in context. Rohr takes a theme for an entire…
The Grace of Being Indestructible
Being a Superhero Somehow the day after the Free Comic Book Giveaway seemed like a good time to talk about indestructibility. We often think of superheroes like Superman, Batman, and Wonder…
The Grace of Celebrating Young Life Gone Too Soon
Wow. I just came home from a celebration of life service honoring a 42-year old man who lost a very short battle to cancer. He was the son of one…
The Grace of Context
I have been struggling for a long time with what I perceive as the polarization of America. It hurts to see us so dug into our convictions and so unwilling…
The Grace of Letting People Find Their Own Way
I found a meaningful quote on a Ten Thousand Villages blog post, written by a woman who has found a way to make her life work even within a challenging economic…
The Grace of a Big “Ah Ha”
Sometimes when I read a passage I find myself saying, "Huh?" Having no idea what the author just said, I scratch my head, read it again, and if I still…
The Grace of Fair Trade
OK, after working at Ten Thousand Villages for almost four weeks now, I have become an absolute Fair Trade convert. And, of course, I have to put in a plug…
The Grace of the Follow-Up
Follow-ups are important for a number of reasons. Understanding, closure, clarity, answering un-answered questions to name a few. Sometimes (read here--"many times") we make assumptions about communications that we shouldn't.…
The Grace of Humility
I've been thinking about this topic for a long time. In fact, it's part of what prompted this blog in the first place. In my "About SWOG BLOG" section, I write…