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Commencement 2008 UMass Dartmouth

Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Maria Mercedes Burkhalter Bell Bachelor of Arts – History Summa Cum Laude
That’s our girl. Our first born. Our Mercy.
Homeschooled. Biggest mistake we every made was sending her to Dreadful Hall, a small- minded local parochial school where spirit was squashed on a daily basis, group punishment was the norm, [...]

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Latest from Shattered Glass Films

Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Enjoy!

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Somewhere Out There

Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I love this video clip. I love the Philippines and all the lovely people who go all over the world to be able to send money home to support their families.
When I was 18, my parents and two brothers had to leave six of us in the Philippines to make a go of it [...]

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All in a Day’s Work

Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve just finished submitting my final story for this semester’s class. No sooner had I hit the send button than Bud’s phone lit up with Mercy looking for me.
We are having an instant party tonight. A Chinese contingent is coming over for a birthday celebration of our honorary Chinese daughter, Yani.
So Bud has made off [...]

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A View From On High

Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

First of all, let me share a very resonant column in the NY Times today by David Brooks. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/opinion/22brooks.html
Then, dear readers, if you are so inspired to read the mentioned essay called “C.S. Lewis and the Star of Bethlehem by Michael Ward, click here:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2008/001/15.30.html
My late sister Lizzie truly loved C.S.Lewis, and awakened Bud’s inquiry into [...]

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