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Isaiah and the Of-Courseness of God

November 3, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

the of-courseness of god. Beach grass at sunset on Lake Michigan's eastern coast. Photo by Barbara Newhall Barbara Falconer Newhall travels up and down Michigan's lower peninsula, visiting friends and family and putting on book events for "Wrestling with God."

Something is going on out there. Of course it is. It’s common sense. How else could things be, says Isaiah.  Read more.

Early Late Youth Gives Way to Middle Middle Age

June 12, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

When I was twenty, I didn’t want to be thirty. When I was forty, I considered fifty a disaster. And now that I’m sixty-seven I don’t want to even think about sixty-seven, let alone sixty-eight.

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Talk to My Deceased Husband? I Can’t Do It

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Talk to my deceased husband? Some widows can. Not me. I can’t talk to Jon without going to that awful place where he is no more.  Read more.

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Photo Op: When the Sun Shines Sideways

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Ann Patchett — My Brand-New Favorite Author

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