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The Two Halves of Life...

  "Before the truth sets you free, it tends to make you miserable."           Richard Rohr "Things that go wrong can shape us or scar us... And when each of us looks back at all the turns and folds God has allowed in our lives, I don't think it looks like a series of folded-over mistakes and do-overs that have shaped our lives.  Instead, I think we'll conclude in the end that maybe we're all a little like human origami and the more creases we have, the better."           Bob Goff Yesterday was an amazing day.  We buried Marilyn's older sister,  Janice.  I know...it doesn't sound amazing, but it was.  See, you have to know Janice, or at least know about her.   She was only sixty-nine years old when she died rather suddenly last week, but she had not been in good health for a while.  She was the oldest of three children, and when she was younger...well, older too...she tended to be jealous of other people and what they had.  A bigger house, nicer c