Speaking of being Dutch: on the way to church Sunday we were scanning the skies. After approximately 200 years without seeing the sun, the weather forecast was calling for clearing skies. “HA!” I pointed out the car window to a cloud-free area. “My mom always said, ‘If you see...
Writings on arts and immigration can be found at Art and Faith in the Desert In the last 4 months, the Artisans Beyond Borders exhibition Embroidering Hope ~ Bordando Esperanza has traveled from the Good Shepherd UCC Church in Sahuarita, Arizona to the University of Southern California, to St...
Of this fundamental work, this day is the anniversary. Our eyes are met with demonstrations of joyous enthusiasm. Banners and pennants wave exultingly on the breeze. The din of business, too, is hushed. Even mammon seems to have quitted his grasp on this day. The ear-piercing fife and ...
Peoria, Illinois:Two Family Dollar stores are preparing to close their doors for good, according to thePeoria Journal Star. Going- out-of-business banners hung on the stores' exteriors indicate that "everything must be sold." Kansas Wichita, Kansas: The Family Dollar Store at 13...
If you're finding it too hard, you can always buy Margit's Shackle from Patches in Murkwater Cave, letting you restrain the boss multiple times. Margit's stance is also very easy to break using jump attacks with heavy weapons or skills such Square Off and Impaling Thrust, letting you ...
If you are grieving, think about a woman at my church who has suffered many losses, including the death of a daughter and her husband and the loss of her eyesight. She allows herself to cry for five minutes a day, then says, “Shirley, get on with it,” and moves on. Take your ...