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God in Mary Janes, Part II

September 24, 2007 by Caryn Leave a Comment

God in Mary Janes, Part II

As if anyone cares, but the idea of God in patent leather MJs (see two posts prior—I’m too lazy to link you right now) continues to freak me out. A little too Tommy Tune, if you know what I mean. So here are some other options that definitely work for God. Much easier to relish […]

Filed Under: Random Ramblings

My Loser Column

September 20, 2007 by Caryn Leave a Comment

My Loser Column

The following is a sample column I entered into my local paper’s (The Doings) column contest. Didn’t make the cut. Go figure. But I hate to waste the written word—so I’m posting it! A Warmer View of Christians A few months back a new study reported that among the college professors surveyed, over 50 percent […]

Filed Under: Faith, Identity

God in Mary Janes

September 14, 2007 by Caryn 1 Comment

God in Mary Janes

“Maybe some women leap into the arms of the Goddess because all of us desperately want the Divine to walk in our Mary Janes.” –Lilian Calles Barger in Chasing Sophia When I first read these words in the beginning of Lilian Calles Barger’s terrific book, I have to admit, I giggled a bit. God in […]

Filed Under: Faith, Identity

Cool God

September 11, 2007 by Caryn Leave a Comment

This morning I woke up chilly, cold actually. Normally this wouldn’t be “blog worthy” except that I haven’t felt anything close to cool inside my house since our air conditioning went out in early August. Since then, it’s been hot, humid, steamy with sporadic moments of breezy “relief” bordering on comfortable, but not cool.  So the […]

Filed Under: Faith

Free to Be…You and Me

September 8, 2007 by Caryn Leave a Comment

Free to Be…You and Me

Last night during a middle-of-the-night nursing session, the song “Free to Be You and Me” ran through my head. This is one of those “You know you’re a child of the 70s if…” songs. So if you are, you know it. If you aren’t, click here. I remember singing it in a grade school program […]

Filed Under: Faith, Identity, Motherhood

Pro-Choice, Really?

September 3, 2007 by Caryn 1 Comment

Okay. I just read that John Edwards (former Senator running for pres) proposes under his universal health care plan that people will be forced to go to the doctor. “If you are going to be in the system, you can’t choose not to go to the doctor for 20 years,” he says. “You have to go in and […]

Filed Under: Politico

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