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Advent 2012: What Is Your Light?
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mpratt
Advent Day 8: What is your light? What a beautiful time of year this is! Decorations in bright reds and greens, silver and gold adorn homes and shops and schools and streets. And, the lights! Those beautiful lights! For Advent, starting today, we light two candles on the Advent wreath. The Jewish people celebrating Hannukah…
Advent 2012: Are You Afraid to Say “Yes”?
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mpratt
Advent Day 7: Are you afraid to say “Yes”? Receiving a diagnosis of an illness is never easy. In fact, it might be nearly impossible to understand. Each of us has our own way of dealing with it. For some, the news of putting a name to symptoms is a relief. For others, it is…
Advent 2012: Word Play: How Do You Say, “Merry?”
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mpratt
Advent: Day 5 Word Play: How do you say, “Merry?” “Merry Christmas!” “Merry Merry!” Meeerrrrrry Christmas!” We say it so often this month that we find ourselves saying it differently, whether just for variety or for emphasis. But, what does “merry” mean, anyway? Or, more precisely, what does it mean to each of us. For,…
Alzheimer’s Disease: You, an Advocate?
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mpratt
Before this year, I have to admit that being an advocate for Alzheimer’s disease was not on my list of things to do. I was aware of the disease, had written a few columns about it, and had known people with it, including the mother of some neighbors of mine. I knew (or thought I…
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