February 1, 2011
by sholeh
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I have been home since 3 pm today. You may have heard that Chicago was anticipating a blizzard. Well, the wind is the strangest part for me right now. Everything is white outside my window at the moment, and snowdrifts … Continue reading
February 20, 2009
by sholeh
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I now have a giant bruise on my leg that hurts every time I walk. I didn’t get this bruise from hitting the ground too hard after skydiving, or from fending off a vicious bear. I didn’t get it from … Continue reading
October 4, 2008
by sholeh
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Minnesota I was born in a hospital on the Mississippi River…but I don’t remember that part of my Minnesota story. When I was one year old, we left this state, but it has always been a second home, on account … Continue reading
June 5, 2008
by sholeh
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It is that odd little vegetable that most people don’t seem to know what to do with. In the southeastern United States, we put it in gumbo or breaded and fried. As a kid, I loved going to restaurants in … Continue reading
January 14, 2008
by sholeh
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Sweet little lady, bare feet in the summer grass. Her eyes closed, face up to the sky, there is forever stretched around her. Perfect, perfect, and her heart just stops just one moment as she breathes in the universe…as the … Continue reading
August 4, 2007
by sholeh
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I am strangled by time zone differences and my inability to communicate. I spent the day doing nothing except watching documentaries and baking gluten-free cookies. I didn’t even clean, respond to emails, make phone calls…not one useful thing. Oh, well … Continue reading
January 29, 2006
by sholeh
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I look at the calendar and realize that it has been 10 days since I posted. Work, a 102 degree fever, preparing for a friend’s wedding, spending time with those I have missed, and trying to organize my new lifestyle … Continue reading
June 29, 2005
by sholeh
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snapped out of it, thanks to assistance from various areas, not the least of which was prayer. I spun on the beach with hands above my head and my wrap flying in the air and walked into water that was … Continue reading