It’s Sunday morning, a little after 10 a.m., and the church service is underway at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Chesterland, Ohio. In some ways, it’s the normal, weekly routine at the church. The fifth Sunday of Lent, the ceremony begins with a hymn delivered by two members at the front, one on keyboard, another …
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Time Off
It’s almost noon, and I promised myself I would spend the afternoon not doing a dang thing that involves writing, the blog, social media, or the news. I guess this is mostly a reminder that you should be taking time off during all of this, too. If you’re laid off, furloughed, making the difficult choice …
To Do List
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced yesterday afternoon that the state’s public schools will not be reopening for the remainder of the school year. All instruction is to be done online between now and the middle of June. With one week of temporary unemployment under my belt and several more ahead of me, I decided it …
Nothing More Than Feelings
“This is one of the peculiar problems of our culture: we are terrified of our feelings. We think that if we give them any scope and if we don’t immediately beat them down, they will lead us down into all kinds of chaotic and destructive actions.“But if, for a change, we would allow our feelings …
Gathering in Isolation: VT Woman Brings Together People & Information
Before COVID-19 changed everyone’s lives, Tammy Wells spent her days at home, caring for her two young grandchildren while her son was at work. Tammy Wells A little over two weeks after the first case of novel coronavirus was reported in Vermont – even after a dramatic rise in cases locally, nationally, and globally, not …
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