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Decatur Distance

January 13, 2023
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Thirteen years ago if someone had told me I would live in Decatur, Alabama I would have not only had to look at a map to see where it was, I would not have believed them. Thirteen years from now, if God gives me the good fortune to see that day, I will probably remember Decatur, Alabama almost like the back of my hand.It can feel emotionally jarring at times, like some time-turned-tornado of my internal world. There are places...

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By eileenslifer
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And After Job Gushed Out, He Got Invited to an Argument – (Part IV Job 4-5)

July 16, 2022
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Thoughts on the Book of Job, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

In recent times, a friend sent me a meme, “You don’t have to attend every argument you are invited to.” When I say a friend, I mean, truly, a friend. This friend is one who has provided comfort to me in difficult times, and hopefully I have provided the same, to her. There is a beautiful quotation about friendship which says: “A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together,...

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By eileenslifer
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Were There Actually Four – Not Three – Earthly Comforters? – Part II (Job 2)

May 1, 2022
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Thoughts on the Book of Job, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

Note that the very first person who did not understand nor stand in solidarity with Job was his wife. In the footnotes in BibleGateway (NIV) it says “Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.” In II Corinthians 6:14-18 we are told not to be unequally yoked and this passage is often associated with marital partnership. While I don’t know for sure how all these various biblical passages and ideas find appropriate connection, it appears the book of Job was between...

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By eileenslifer
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The “Total Impact” of the Thing Itself…

April 27, 2022
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

A friend encouraged me with this video I share here at the end of this piece, this morning…so good…passing it along. I watched it and was reminded, in what she shared, of one of my favorite quotations: “One never meets just Cancer, or War, or Unhappiness (or Happiness). One only meets each hour or moment that comes. All manner of ups and downs. Many bad spots in our best times, many good ones in our worst. One never gets the...

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By eileenslifer
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No One Ever Fully Gets the Life They Hoped For

January 6, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

I’m exhausted today likely due to my spontaneous consumption of one dark chocolate holiday truffle eaten around midnight as I shut off the TV and headed to bed, which is about my usual time. It was just laying there on the coffee table next to another wrapped light chocolate ball. I’m highly sensitive to caffeine. I drink a huge double cup of morning coffee and generally won’t drink coffee or any caffeinated beverage after about 2 pm as precaution against...

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Growing Old With Oneself

February 20, 2020
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Back in 2007 I remember driving back to Newark through the Lancaster-ish areas, down Route 896 from I can’t recall where exactly….I was coming back on an early Saturday evening from a long caricature gig for a company picnic somewhere out in Amish country. As I was driving home I noticed a huge garden with rows of beautiful sunflowers and I turned around to park and take photos for painting references.As I approached the flowers – which were somewhat near...

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By eileenslifer
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Eileen Slifer

I am a visual artist who works in a variety of mediums - producing fine art, illustration and design commissions/products for clients. I have been creating since childhood and sharing my giftings for hire since 1989. I also love to write and have been expressing in this way for a number of years in private poems, stories and journals that have been shared with treasured friends or publicly. Thank you for visiting my blog. I value the time and interest you spend on my expressions, and I read every comment.

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