I Have So Many Questions Today
Dear Jessica Brennan, Why does lip gloss come in a plastic pot, not a tiny cardboard container? If it came in cardboard, all those little plastic pots wouldn’t go into …
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The Secret to a One Hit Wonder
Dear Jessica Brennan, Almost all of us have referred to a band as a “One Hit Wonder”. Sometimes, in truth, we call it that because we have only warmed to …
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Shepherds, Birth and Taxes
Dear Jessica Brennan, We hear a lot about joy and peace and love this time of year, and this puts everyone in a really good mood. We talk about Mary …
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Broken to Brighter
Dear Jessica Brennan, I am not going to write about the specific sexual assault issues that have been spinning around the news cycles for ages now. So much has been …
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The Magic of Phonics
Dear Jessica Brennan, The day I first looked at your face was the number-one most magic filled moment of my life, but I’m not going to talk about that today. …
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Let’s Hear it For the Boy(s)
Dear Jessica Brennan, There’s a lot written about women, and rightly so. We read stories about equality and choice, and these are important issues that must be addressed and kept …
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Jerks
Dear Jessica Brennan, Jerk is such a great word. It says so much in just one syllable. So, let’s talk about jerks. I was almost fifty years old before I …
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Final Thoughts for Grave Words
Dear Jessica Brennan, I like to go to cemeteries. They are peaceful, and the one by me has loads of deer that roam the grounds. I will be cremated rather …
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Grains of Truth
Dear Jessica Brennan, A young woman visited her grandmother before embarking on a long journey. “Where will you be going?” asked the grandmother. “I will start my journey in Peace …
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Millennials
Dear Jessica Brennan, We are hearing a lot about Millennials right now, and much of what we hear comes with a sigh. Like being a Millennial is a complex mystery …
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