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Short Story Long
Here’s the rest of the story I alluded to in my recent post “Persona.” For the first five of our nine days in Liberia, I tagged along with the team, attending church and visiting the local supporters and sister charities … Continue reading
Posted in A Page From My Journal
Tagged biographer, biography, Civil War, Faith, frustration, God's sovereignty, interview, Janice C Johnson, Liberia, Liberian civil war, research, survival, trust, writing
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Happily, by Chauncey Rogers
I’ve just read a delightful new book that I heard about from Kim, on her blog “By Hook or By Book.” Happily is an imaginative twist on the Cinderella story, told from the viewpoint of … well … I’ll let … Continue reading
Squirrel Stuff!
I love to laugh. You know that, and I know that. What I don’t know is how I came across this website in the first place. It was years ago, after my parents finally moved to a small house on … Continue reading
Posted in Everybody Has a Story
Tagged bird lovers, birding, humor, Janice C Johnson, pests, squirrels
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Wonder, by R. J. Palacio
I may be the only person in America who has still not watched the movie Wonder, even though I really wanted to see it in the theater. But at least I’ve read the book, thanks to the local book club … Continue reading
Posted in Great Weekend Reads!
Tagged Auggie, fiction, Great Weekend Reads!, Janice C Johnson, mandibulofacial dysostosis, novel, Palacio, RJ Palacio, wonder
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Persona
Lately I’ve been thinking about authenticity. See, I have this deep-seated need for approval, which often leads me to put up the appearance of being what I think people expect me to be. Never admit a weakness: Now, I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in A Page From My Journal
Tagged Africa, authenticity, expectations, hypocrisy, hypocrites, image, Janice C Johnson, Liberia, masks, mission trip, peer pressure, persona, self image
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Redeeming Love, by Francine Rivers
I’ve heard about this book for years, and finally read it for our book club. Then I got detained out of state and missed the meeting, but it’s all good. Anyway. This romance, set in gold-rush-era California, echoes the gnarly … Continue reading