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Trust Behind an Unopened Door

By Beth Jarvis “Let’s take a selfie!” “How about the steps? What about in front of the car? Or the wall? OK, maybe the steps. No, you can’t see a thing. What about here?” Melissa suggested each option in rapid speed. We hadn’t seen each other in years. Now it was such a gift to […]

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Choosing to Go Slowly

By Beth Jarvis “Ich rede. Ich rede.” I talk. I talk. Asil was busy talking. We had just finished learning which preposition goes with which verb in German. In an attempt to get into conversation, I asked her what she thought about. “For example,” I said, “I think about my mother.” Asil said, “I think […]