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Limits and Love
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amyjuliabecker
It was a few years ago, and Peter and I were talking about our relentless work ethic. We both work hard, at more or less everything, all the time. Why? For years, we had agreed when people told us that we must be striving for approval, yearning to please others through our efforts. But, quite…
Separation and Connection
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amyjuliabecker
I recently read a story by Wendell Berry, originally published in the Atlantic’s Fiction Issues, 2008 (http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200808/berry-stand). I commend the story on the whole, but I wanted to share this paragraph, which comes on the heels of the death of one of the characters: “…their absence puts them with you in a way they never…
Mess
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amyjuliabecker
It’s tempting to let it go. But every day, usually three times every day, we clean up the mess. Dishes in the dishwasher. Toys in the basket. Food back in the frig. Dirty clothes in the laundry. I sometimes can’t believe that we will be back at the same place–sticky peach on my foot, diaper…
The Wire and the Reality of Evil
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amyjuliabecker
Peter and I watch TV the way other people go to the movies. We watch about once a week, always together. It is always an event. We pick one show at a time. Years ago, it was Survivor. Then The West Wing. Then Lost, interspersed by summer series to make up the long stretches without…
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