Category: Autobiography
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New Year 2024
Every year, it seems like I see more and more memes about “dead week,” the week between Christmas and the New Year that’s “sluggish” and “the strangest week of the year,” when “time seems to have no meaning.” Friends shared these memes to their Instagram stories, unofficially giving each other permission to get nothing done during this…
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Give Thanks: The Gift of Memory
“Oma said, because they were too poor to go anywhere, [she and Opa] would put out a blanket and decide where they wanted to go, and they would lay out a blanket and have a picnic kind of thing, and they would just pretend that they were there.”
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Give Thanks: Art in Amsterdam
Of all painters, my top three happen to all be Dutch: They are Johannes Vermeer, Vincent van Gogh, and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. I love Vermeer’s attention to light, van Gogh’s attention to color, and Rembrandt’s attention to detail.
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Give Thanks: Facing Fear on the Appalachian Trail
I wasn’t sure what had caused me to wake up, either, but I shot up in bed and then sat still. I heard thuds in the distance, and frustrated huffs. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind what it was, and what it was after.
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Give Thanks: Endurance
There’s something special about endurance activities and the people who participate in them. Hiking and running are primarily individual exercises, yet they both have tight-knit communities. I feel grateful to be a part of both communities now. To anyone who has provided for me and encouraged me in my efforts—thank you!
Detroit, Reformed. 