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Empty Rooms filled with Memories

by Dr. David WhitlockLife Matters July 31, 2011September 5, 2016No Comments

“All that had been used to make it a dwelling place, by my folks on back, by Grover and me… all the memories of all the lives that had made it and held it together, all would come apart and be gone as if it never was.” —from Sold, a short story by Wendell Berry …

My stuff is not junk

by Dr. David WhitlockLife Matters July 28, 2011September 5, 2016No Comments

“You’ll find you’ve brought too much stuff.” The words were softly spoken—almost as if to himself— by a retired Pastor, a resident of my parents’ retirement community. He seemed to know by observation and personal experience: we take too much stuff with us. I take too much stuff with me most everywhere I go, even …