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Boston firefighter loses everything, finds time and talent

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Suzette Standring

When Mike Foley was a child and lost something, his mother would say, “It’s just stuff.” However, when he lost a marriage, a job, and three generations’ worth of family heirlooms, it’s not easy. Yet at age 69, the former lieutenant with the Boston Fire Department is not bitter. “I’m not in charge, I leave it to God,” said Foley,…

Easter: Nothing is impossible

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Suzette Standring

Easter. As a kid, I imagined a wooden cross and golden sunlight piercing through purple clouds. I grew up jaded on words like “resurrection” and “redemption,” which felt as distant as lavender skies. Now I feel differently. The good news of Christianity is that nothing is impossible with God. For Christians, Jesus Christ’s resurrection is proof of God’s power, even…

61 and never been waxed before

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Suzette Standring

Sixty one, and waxed for the very first time… (sing to Madonna’s Like a Virgin). Why has it taken me years to join this private ladies’ club (or read backwards, a club of ladies’ privates)? My gynecologist asked, “Do you have any questions?” I replied, “Do you see a lot of older women getting waxed down there?” Surprised at this…

Journalists from a spiritual viewpoint

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Suzette Standring

Few ever think of reporters in a spiritual light, but suddenly I do in terms of the David v. Goliath battle to get to the bottom of things It takes a driven sense of right to keep people and institutions accountable. The Oscar for Best Picture to the movie, Spotlight, is a resounding validation to all those who make a…

Change the Inner Desert

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Suzette Standring

What a slog to change your inner scenery. For Christians, Lent can be a time for testing spiritual character. I’m somewhere in between that and a second chance at a failed new year’s resolution. With change, a hopeful landscape blooms. I think of this time as a spiritual awakening to a stronger-and-improved you, which originates from Jesus’s 40 days in…