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Keri Wyatt Kent's
Connecting eNewsletter 2007 Archive:
"Downstairs, I hear the satisfying crunch of
crowbar against wood, as Larry the window guy removes
the old, drafty windows from the front of our house.
Yesterday, he and his crew installed the upstairs
windows. My desk is crammed into the corner of my
office, where the windows still sport bright yellow
"Pella" stickers, but I don't mind. Renovations are a
good thing."
Read the entire
January 2007 issue!
"It wasn't so much what happened last Thursday, but
what could have happened. That those "could have's"
did not actually happen made me ever so grateful, and
while I don't like to dwell on what if's, sometimes
just considering the possibilities changes your
perspective."
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the entire
February 2007 issue!
"I recently wrote an article about my friend Arloa
Sutter, director of Breakthrough Urban Ministries in
Chicago. She talked about all she's learned, how God
has met her as she's come alongside the homeless and
other folks. At the end of the article, I quoted Arloa
saying, 'You can't be a Christ follower and not care
about people without coats.' This being an extremely
cold winter here in Chicago, that thought has haunted
me, especially as I sleep in my warm bed, under a down
comforter, in my snug suburban home."
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March 2007 issue!
"I enjoy my work. There, I've said it. I love my
job. I'm self-employed and work from home (except when
I travel to speak). This morning I got up, saw my kids
off to school, put together dinner in the crock pot so
I'll be able to keep writing this afternoon while the
kids do homework. It's pouring rain, which makes me
doubly glad my commute consists of walking upstairs,
coffee mug in hand. It's 8 a.m. and I¹m in my office."
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the entire
April 2007 issue!
"David Halberstam, Pulitzer Prize winning
journalist and author, died last week in a car wreck.
When I heard, I did not say, as you may be saying at
this moment, who is David Halberstam? He wrote 21
books, the two most famous about the Vietnam War. Sent
as a correspondent to cover the war, seeing it first
hand turned him from a reporter to a critic."
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May 2007 issue!
- June, 2007
"Letters, I get letters…
My recent blog posts and newsletters on listening to God’s calling,
following your passion, etc. have prompted many of you to get in
touch. What if you don’t know what your passion is? What if your
“dream job” is wearing you out? Where is the line between
contentment and passion? Between rest and boredom? The stories and
questions are challenging and inspiring."
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June 2007 issue!
"In the front of the file drawer to the right of my
desk, two red file folders sit, bold
yet understated. They hold
precious cargo, as evidenced by the label hand
written on each:
Encouragement. In those folders (one was getting too
full so I
added a second) I have things
like speaking evaluations from retreats that went
well, letters from friends, and
notes from readers I don't know."
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entire
July 2007 issue!
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"Working in August
is never easy. First, it’s hot. Second, half the phone calls
I make this time of year are answered with an apologetic voice-mail
message that begins, “Sorry, I’m out of the office until ...” |
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August 2007 issue!
- September, 2007
"God has been messing with me lately. That’s the
only way to describe it. The “God of all comfort” (2 Corin. 1:3) has
been making me uncomfortable, and while I trust that this is for my
own good in the long run (and the good of the world around me) it
still creates an uneasiness in my soul."
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September, 2007 issue.
| "Life as a writer
is full of wonder. Meaning, questions. You wonder, “Is anyone going to read this? And will it matter? Will it be helpful, even?” You
labor in solitude, shoulders aching from too much time on the
computer. You put words on a page, re-working them, crafting them,
trying to bring them to life, like blowing on coals to coax a flame.
Eventually, you hit send, and pray as your precious words flash through cyberspace. Sometimes they’re immediately posted on a blog
or webpage, other times they land an editor’s in-box, and from
there, eventually will find their way onto a printed page, whether
magazine or book. And you wrestle with insecurity and uncertainty,
wondering if the words will make a difference, will live, not just on the page but in
someone’s heart." |
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October 2007 issue.
"Kind words are good, gifts are
nice. It all depends, I suppose, on your “love
language” and
personality type. But I think most people, to one degree or another,
feel loved when someone comes alongside of them and offers real and
meaningful
help. One of our deepest needs, I think, is to know that
we are not alone."
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November 2007 issue.
"Whose birthday is it anyway? If Christmas is Jesus’ birthday,
do we give him any
gifts? I find myself trying to swim
through the thick of the advent season. I don’t
really love
shopping, or keeping track of what I’ve bought for whom, but I do
love
being able to give. I love demonstrating love and care to
friends and family."
Read the entire
December 2007 issue.
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