Beautiful Monday running, while listening to a beautiful album by James Blunt, Back to Bedlam from 2004. I was around 38 back then. If I had to choose an age I wanted to be again, it would be 38, and it’s no coincidence that this is such a beautiful album from that time too. At 38, I could finally see that.. yeah, it all turns out ok in the end. I had enough experience behind me and enough hope in front of me. I had learned how to forgive, including myself, and I learned how to let go. I realized it’s ok not to be skinny. In fact, confidence is much […]
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I started off the week running and listening to two of Jewel’s albums, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland (2006) and Perfectly Clear (2008). They were cute, kind of like overly sweet syrup that ruins your pancakes. A beautiful voice and a beautiful person, but it did not keep me running. I like living a little more on the edge – to see more and feel more; not just to exist. And I’ve made my mistakes too. But those of us that have been broken, make mistakes, keep on climbing – those are the ones that truly understand compassion and humility for our fellow […]
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I rounded out this week of cold, winter running by listening to Bruce Springsteen’s, Devils & Dust album from 2005. He is one our great American storytellers. For all you millennials out there, if you want a glimpse of what life was like right before the age of internet and cell phones, before mass terrorism and shootings, in a little simpler time, then listen to his music and stories. It wasn’t all rainbows and sunshine; his music is rarely that, but it is pure and simple. Bruce Springsteen has an interesting biography that you can look up, which has shaped him from his childhood, his religion and his struggles […]
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This one seemed fitting to listen to for a rainy Monday jog: Norah Jones, Come Away with Me, 2008 (song: Shoot the Moon). It is February, in the dead middle of winter, and I am anxiously awaiting for some sign of spring to appear. It is easy to let things pile up during the winter – the worries and weight of it all. As I plod along on my jog today, I am reminded of the ethereal experience of diving down into the cold, turbid waters, perhaps going a little deeper than I should sometimes, and then beginning to feel those same waters […]
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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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