Priscilla’s World

Egyptian Surprises

Egyptian Surprises

Egyptian Village Surprises in 1979 Surprise and delight swept over me when we land in Cairo. Mark and Jean Poole meet us at the airport and drive us to a lovely small apartment. It is Jock Miner’s apartment in the area of Cairo called Maadi. Jock is a geologist and is...

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Those Essential Moments

Those Essential Moments

A sight, a sound, an event turns us upside down in unexpected and commonplace moments. I call this the holy revealing itself. Two brothers chase each other in their yard. The older brother is yelling, “I am going to get you.” The younger brother tries desperately to...

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My First Summer Job – All Work and No Pay

My First Summer Job – All Work and No Pay

The year was 1971 and I had just turned 40 years old. The Ecumenical Institute still occupied the Bethany Seminary buildings on the west side of Chicago. The subject was related to the New Social Vehicle. All the participants were to pull together stuff they had read...

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Where did you go on vacations as a child?

Where did you go on vacations as a child?

Vacations As a Child When I think back over my life I am amazed that when I was small we had few “vacations.” Our summer drives across hot, dusty Oklahoma roads to the Texas Panhandle was our summer fun. Our mother’s mother, and aunts and uncles all lived in or...

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What was your first boss like?

What was your first boss like?

MY FIRST BOSS WAS AT THE CITY SWIMMING POOL I am a bit puzzled about whether my first boss approached me when I was a sophomore or junior in high school. However, I remember what I was hired to do. Arkansas City had three swimming pools at that time. There was a...

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