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Year in review

Posted on December 29, 2013 by bethanyrgrimm

A “year in review” post indicates that there’s plenty to sum up. However, a glance at the history of this blog makes it look like that might be a reach.  One post in August hardly seems worthy of year that … Continue reading →

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This one step…

Posted on September 24, 2012 by bethanyrgrimm

… – choosing a goal and sticking to it – changes everything.” This Scott Reed quote came into my life a few years ago at an opportune moment when I needed it most, and it fueled me on to better, happier things. … Continue reading →

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Some Easter thoughts

Posted on April 8, 2012 by bethanyrgrimm

Not being a ham-eater (I know!  The sacrilege…), Easter was not the holiday I looked forward to when I was growing up.  Getting up early for Sunrise Service and having to put up with ham in the house was not … Continue reading →

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A post directly from Bethany’s “irrelevant, senatorial level of consciousness”

Posted on January 9, 2012 by bethanyrgrimm

Ever read a sentence that just stopped you in your tracks? Made you realize that those couple of dozen words perfectly encapsulated an unnamed thought that had been buzzing around your head? The sense of relief can be palpable. Because … Continue reading →

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Priorities and active listening

Posted on November 29, 2011 by bethanyrgrimm

It might be a bit early for resolutions. Given how this year has gone though … maybe I should start now. But why am I thinking about resolutions in November? Well, it’s something I read this weekend. I’ve been mulling over its importance. Worrying it, like a dog … Continue reading →

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Just call me The Hander of the Tools

Posted on November 14, 2011 by bethanyrgrimm

Happiness comes in the little things.  This weekend, happiness came in the form of tools.  And the correct identification thereof.  You see, my brother and I worked on our cars on Saturday.  We have built up quite a catalog of experience … Continue reading →

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The fear of over-sharing … or The Worst Excuse for Writer’s Block

Posted on October 26, 2011 by bethanyrgrimm

A recent series of back-and-forth emails trying to straighten out my piddly paycheck at that other place I write for (woo-hoo! it actually pays me, albeit mostly in peanuts…), has forced me to acknowledge my extreme slacker-tude in this 2011 goal … Continue reading →

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When Neil Gaiman reads, I listen

Posted on June 30, 2011 by bethanyrgrimm

Neil Gaiman read me a poem the other day.  Okay.  So he actually read it to a lot of people last Friday night, as part of MPR’s most recent Wits show at the Fitzgerald, but I caught it on YouTube, having unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Running and writing

Posted on June 20, 2011 by bethanyrgrimm

… are two things I’ve missed recently.  I’m not always super diligent in doing either of these activities – life’s always a bit crazy in the Bethany Lane – but both are appear regularly enough on the schedule.  And yet, it is more … Continue reading →

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Wait a minute, where do babies come from?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by bethanyrgrimm

My nephew arrived in the wee hours of this past Sunday morning.  Easter Sunday, actually.  Which prompted a whole conversation with my mother – prior to writing this post – about whether or not she had ever actually convinced my brother that … Continue reading →

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