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A Tiny Thing To Be Thankful For
I am very thankful for the first day of the second trimester! – so technically this might be the first day of the last week of the first trimester, but whatever. It’s still exciting and I’m calling it second trimester. Today, I am 12 weeks pregnant! For those who are dumbfounded that I was able to keep the secret from…
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It's A Due Date
Today marks the approximate due date of the pregnancy I lost back in March. I don’t think these things ought to be forgotten. I am thankful for healing, family, friends, and the upcoming holiday season. I was listening to some Christmas tunes on the radio this morning when Faith Hill’s song “A Baby Changes Everything” came on, and I was…
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The Church Doesn't Need Me Anymore
As Vintage21 Church has grown, one aspect I have struggled with is that the church no longer needs me. When there were only a hundred or so of us, we could see our handiwork in the physical space. We looked at a wall and knew that Scooby spent countless hours on the carpentry. We looked up at the massive burlap…
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Church Cynicism
When Vintage21 opened the doors to a “what do you look for in a church?” group discussion in 2002, I was there. I moved with the church from a theater in Cary, to a school in Cary, to Harget Street, to Oberlin Street and then back to Harget Street. I’ve been with it as it grew from 40 to 1400…
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Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
The Handmade Market today was fun and exhausting. I was happy to have the company of Joe, Sarah, my sister-in-law, and a handful of friends that stopped by to look and chat. I didn’t sell as many pieces as I predicted, but I met a lot of people, gave away plenty business cards and took some cues as to what…
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The Handmade Market Makes for a Busy Week
If you don’t follow www.paigepuckettpottery.com, then you may have missed that I am selling my wares at The Handmade Market this Saturday in downtown Raleigh. Joe and I did a glaze firing this past weekend, and I am finally up to my goal of having 40-50 pieces for the show. I have no idea what to expect with respect to…
