A small, intricate shelf sits just inside the front door of my house. I call it my teacup shelf. It is a narrow shelf with five levels, and filled with all sorts of varied teacups I have collected or received over the years. Some of them are old, some new, some are sentimental, and some are just for fun. Most of the teacups resemble a familiar English rose pattern found in almost any roadside antique store. None would seem too priceless, except for maybe one. And that is where my story begins. Prominently displayed in the center of the top shelf is a fragile and chipped teacup. It is not of the normal teacup fanfare. The light grey cup looks almost […]
Category:Life, Heart, Soul
The tragic and surprising death of a long-time colleague has prompted me to write this story. It encapsulates a thought that has been on my mind for a while, and now it is time to form it into words. I hope I do it justice. Live with the finish line in site. I have seen a lot, working in a large corporation for more than a few years now. I have met all kinds of people, and though we are all unique, believe in different things, and have different situations to deal with in our lives, there is one increasing theme that I see many times over. People often […]
Category:Running Journey
For this one hour, I leave behind my daily tasks and break away for a lunchtime run. For one precious hour, I forget about the morning rush and all the undone work I’ve left back at my desk. I don’t think about the afternoon’s conference calls and meetings, or even the things I have to do this weekend. Almost instinctively, I select Bruce Springsteen’s The Rising (2002) for my run today. He created this album right after 9/11. I leave the tightly secured boundary of my headquarters building (a change resulting from 9/11) and go for a run in the streets below. For this moment in time, this one precious […]
Category:Running Journey
It’s all just noise anyway. That’s what I’m thinking while listening to Matchbox Twenty’s More Than You Think You Are album (2002) while running today. The discordant harmony bounces around in my head, searching for a melody, and it reminds me of just how much extra noise has cluttered my mind lately. There’s the noise I sometimes tell myself, “I’m not good enough”, or the noise I listen to from others who want to discredit or tear me down, or just the plain old everyday noise from the abundance of our busy lives. It can feel like arrows flying in all directions, so much that I hardly […]
Category:Running Journey
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About the Author
Sue McCusker is a writer, Bible teacher, and web developer who loves sharing the stories of life, hope, and faith she sees around her every day. She has written for Guideposts and Angels on Earth magazines, and teaches the story of God in women's Bible study.
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