Today is a serenely sad day, so I chose some earlier Elton John music to run with, which is reminiscent of my earlier days in Atlanta in the late 80’s/early 90’s. My 10-year running buddy at work will probably be laid off in the next couple of weeks, and I will lose my best running therapist! Who else will listen to me ramble on while running up a hill? And my son has now finished school for the year and is away at summer camp. No more pre-dawn morning rush out the door, driving 30 minutes across town to school and talking […]
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It had been a cold winter’s day when I walked into the church that Sunday morning, wearing a long black coat that draped down to the top of my black boots, and probably wearing a little bit of an attitude too. I was hoping to go unnoticed as I walked into the back of the church, but even for a rather large church such as this, I saw the preacher pause from his sermon when I walked in, and he look over my way. Yeah, I’m a stranger here, I thought, and I eased my way into the back pew, all the while keeping my glance downward. It was not a condemning look […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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