Articles written by Janet Kurtz

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Celebrations & Core Beliefs

In the north, meteorologists have added “wind chill” to their weather reports. They elongate their updates with “the temperature feels like” and “polar winds” coming ...
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Heart of My Soul

Illinois used to be a lot further away from northern Wisconsin than it is today. “Consider the roads,” Charles began. “Today’s expressways were once two-lane ...
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Of Owls and the Full Moon

Tick, tock. Tick, tock. The battery run wall clock faithfully pulses time through the cabin’s interior. At this moment, it is working its melodic tick, ...
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What Gets Your Attention

“Would you like to go outside today?” I asked Sister when I showed up at her room on the second floor of the Franciscan convent. ...
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Gregarious Hermit

I only have a few hours left here. I spent the entire day preparing for my departure. The change resembles going from heaven to earth, ...
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The Adventures Behind Lists

I pulled out the small shopping cart at Trig’s Supermarket and began my meandering search for this year’s supplies, list in hand. Unlike the Ten ...
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North to Alaska

The plane would leave at 9:30 p.m., meaning we needed to schedule the airport transport to arrive no later than 7:30. It was an hour ...
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Here AND There:
         Flat Jan

If you are here, you can’t be there. If you’re there, you can’t be here. Unless, of course, you have made a clone of yourself ...
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Return to Jubilee

The traffic sped by us, easily exceeding legal limits by ten to fifteen miles per hour. The large, long semis appeared out of nowhere, covering ...
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