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Reflections on "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Fifty-six years ago this month, the great civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., wrote a telling letter from his jail...
shawnmariespry
Apr 27, 20196 min read


Cleverly Devised Stories
I do not have one of those disturbing photos of myself with the Easter bunny. Thank goodness! Have you seen some of these?!! I actually...
shawnmariespry
Apr 20, 20193 min read


Family Like Syrup
Last weekend was a big one for Michigander Scott Spry, syrup-er extraordinaire. He collected thirty gallons of sap from the sugar maples...
shawnmariespry
Apr 6, 20194 min read


Eye-Opening
This week, I welcome guest writer Bella Spry, our dear daughter, as she writes a movie review: I first read the book Unplanned a few...
shawnmariespry
Mar 30, 20192 min read


Number Our Days
When I was around four-years old, I was struck by a car in the street in front of my house in Hazel Park, Michigan. It was a warm summer...
shawnmariespry
Mar 16, 20194 min read


Tenderness Detached = Terror
Have you ever watched CSPAN and cried? I have. Around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. I didn’t have tissue ready, I wasn’t...
shawnmariespry
Mar 9, 20194 min read


Life’s Disappointments
First, the good news. We all experience disappointments, so you’re not alone. And, they can be catalysts for positive change. The bad...
shawnmariespry
Mar 3, 20192 min read
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