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April 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

From Office Administrator to Family Manager

I remember rolling a cart through the office superstore and piling it full of pens, file folders, printer cartridges, staples, a box of coffee creamers, reams of copy paper and a stack of pink message pads. My work as Administrative Coordinator for a start-up church—my first job out of college—included restocking the supply cabinet at the end of the hall. I’d swipe the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family Tagged With: family, family manager, office administration, work

May 16, 2012 9 Comments

Curiosity Journal: May 16, 2012

Each Wednesday (or thereabouts) I’ve been recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the previous week using these tag words: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing.:::ReadingAfter lunch on Sunday, I said I was sleepy."Lie in the hammock, Mom," the kids said. "It's Mother's Day. You should relax." … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Curiosity Journal Tagged With: A Million Miles, Donald Miller, leaf collection, library work, The High Calling, work

June 28, 2011 24 Comments

A Turn for the Better

"I think you have some shingles for me," I said, as I greeted the driver of a delivery truck."It says I'm supposed to put them in front of the garage...in front of the garage...in front of the garage." He chuckled and pointed to the order form. Sure enough, there it was in capital letters, at least three or four times: "IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE."I laughed at his joke. "Well, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: life Tagged With: pride in work, work

November 16, 2010 15 Comments

Wendell Berry Road Trip (Part 1 of 3)

A friend of mine moved to the university town where I was a student. A week-and-a-half ago, she sent me an e-mail with this subject line: "Wendell Berry here all week" Wendell Berry? Right in my own state...at my alma mater? Sure enough. Last Tuesday night he was to read from his work; Wednesday was an interview of some kind; Thursday he would do another reading; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Not So Fast Tagged With: Scott Russell Sanders, Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson, work

July 15, 2010 9 Comments

Weeds Mean Work

My parents purchased their farm in the mid-1970s from Mr. Hayden, one of those wiry old farmers who was fully dressed at the crack of dawn, hoeing the garden, gathering eggs, scooping grain into the manger for the cows, and checking the fences.Fences need to be checked regularly to be sure they are intact. Like so many things in life, fencing can be broken, sagging, … [Read more...]

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