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I think the best decision I made in 2010 was when I decided to attend Seattle Pacific University’s low-residency MFA program. I was accepted to three different schools (applied to four), but ultimately the decision came down to the personal touch and the sense that I actually belonged at SPU rather than the other great…
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I’m not one to typically make or stick to New Year’s resolutions, but “this year is going to be different.” Even nailing 3-4 of these (for a time) is progress. Here’s my list: Grow a beard. Read more works by Wendell Berry Complain less. Compliment more. Watch 75% less movies/TV than I watched in 2010.…
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The man, the myth, the legend. The incomparable…Sufjan Stevens. At it again with his All Delighted People – EP. Every time I play his music in the car, my girls ask, “Isn’t this Christmas music?” I guess they have heard his Christmas album quite a lot.
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Why make art? Whether it’s music, short stories, sculptures, or plays–there are many reasons why people choose to create reflections of life–both in its beauty and suffering. One of my all-time favorite musical groups (from my generation) is Over the Rhine, a married duo who have created thought-provoking, soulful and quite “artsy” music for more…
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It’s not even Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day today, but my tonsils are red and battered nonetheless. I attribute it to all the gruff “me hardies” and exaggerated “arrrrrgggghhhhs” I belted out at College Place Elementary this afternoon. I was on Watchdogs duty in Sarah’s first grade class and quickly found myself terrorizing the seven seas (or playgrounds as…
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You’ve probably heard by now, but another devastating earthquake hit on April 14th. This one was in the Qinghai province where we lived for three years. The earthquake hit Yushu, a Tibetan area, well south of Xining (where we lived) but hundreds of people died and thousands were injured. Many of our friends in the…
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Sarah: “Dad, if you see a limbo driver, can you let me know?” Me: “A limo driver?” Sarah: “Yeah, a limbo driver. Because if you see a limbo, then Hannah Montana is probably inside it.” Me: “OK.” Anna: “It’s not limbo, it’s limo!” Sarah: “That’s what I said, LIMBO.”
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Not too long ago, Christa was looking through some old papers we both had filled out during our pre-marriage counseling sessions. It was the typical fare; spelling out our future goals and expectations, spiritual gifts, communication styles, pet peeves, and family background. At the time we both answered the same questions individually and then compared…
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