Tag Archives: NYC

Magazine Models

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Sarah

Do you subscribe to Fast Company magazine?  If so, whip out your February edition and turn to the back, page 102.  See that pic in the bottom left of the happy people enjoying meaningful conversation with new friends (i.e. schmoozing)? … Continue reading →

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Hard Reality

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Sarah

There are times when reality barges into my safe world and I don’t always know how to respond. Balancing the tension of the imperfect can be uncomfortable and disorienting. How does the Gospel make a difference here? Do I step … Continue reading →

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Surprise TV Appearance

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Sarah

Living in New York City provides opportunities for unexpected fun which you can’t get anywhere else.  Take yesterday, for instance.  A friend gave me tickets to see a taping of the Rachael Ray Show, and I sat in the front … Continue reading →

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Empty

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Sarah

I shoved my gloved hands deeper into my jacket pockets.  It wasn’t a frigid winter day, but it was windy and damp, having rained on and off.  Staff meeting was over and I headed back to our apartment to finish … Continue reading →

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WHO not WHAT: Resolutions 2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Sarah

It’s the beginning of January 2012, so I suppose I ought to write about resolutions, fresh starts and all that.  But I don’t feel like it.  I did that last year. Rather than exploring my yearnings for a svelte figure … Continue reading →

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Small Steps to the Homeless Shelter

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sarah

The roasted vegetables smelled really good.  I’d been standing behind the serving counter for an hour picking up clean plates from my left, scooping out a generous spoonful of those veggies and passing the plate to the person on my … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cookies!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Sarah

What would you do with more than eight dozen sugar cookies in the shapes of Christmas trees, snowmen, holly leaves, candy canes and Christmas stockings?  Decorate them, of course!  We pulled the student women and their friends together for a … Continue reading →

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Sad News

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Sarah

It was our sweet little secret.  Our joy and delight.  And we’d only shared it with our immediate families so they could pray with us through the tender time.  We were debating about with whom to share our news after … Continue reading →

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