A Veteran for Peace

November 11, 2004

“Speak little, listen much. Walk tall and don’t carry a stick at all.”
Keith E. Gingrich

Six years ago today, my uncle Keith Gingrich died after battling pancreatic cancer for almost one year. Keith worked for many years in Sudan with the Mennonite Central Committee, as well as the Washington (D.C.) office. While he died on Veteran’s [...]

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Mennonite Cousins

May 9, 2004

I’m back from Illinois after a wonderful and truly meaningful trip. Before Grandma passed away, I had debated really making the trip. As soon as I got there, I knew that not going will NEVER be an option for me in the future. To be with family at such a time as that is incredibly [...]

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What to say…

April 26, 2004

I just got off the phone with my Grandma (the above picture is my sister and I with Grandma and Grandpa 2 yrs ago). She’s 80-something, a hardcore Mennonite from Illinois, and she’s dying.
What do you say??? My mom said I was lucky, because she was actually very responsive. I told her I loved her [...]

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