$\"\"$ <\/span><\/a>My eagerness<\/strong> – foolish, naive, excited, passionate, unafraid.\u00a0 I’m willing to dive in, raise my hand, say yes before I have a chance to think about it.\u00a0 Part of this is my youth, but I think my congregation loves it in me because I inspire them to take chances as well. <\/span><\/div>\n

My shoes<\/strong> – I have always loved shoes.\u00a0 I remember these platform mary janes I had in high school.\u00a0 Now, it is the red flats, the pointy toed, high heeled boots, the slip on suede privos… they share my personality for the day and are a conversation piece. <\/span><\/div>\n

My inquisitive side<\/strong> – I always have questions. I always want to know more.\u00a0 Maybe this makes me strangely annoying rather than strangely beautiful. <\/span><\/div>\n
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My ability to see gray areas<\/strong> – I find myself straddling the line between positions.\u00a0 I see the pros and cons, but more than that, the passion and emotions with which people make their arguments.\u00a0 I am a peacemaker, a negotiator, and because of this, I almost never have “the answer.”\u00a0 It is not for a lack of confidence in my position, rather my love and passion for the process that has led others to their own. <\/span><\/div>\n

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My voice that developed very late<\/strong> – I was never a good singer growing up.\u00a0 My mom told me once that I was off key as we sang aloud in the car on a trip.\u00a0 I’m not sure I quite got over the sting of that until I was much older… I loved to sing out loud, whether I was good at it or not.\u00a0 In high school I took voice lessons, sang at competition, and never did well.\u00a0 My upper range had not developed and I was a very sad second alto because my very lower range wasn’t the best either.\u00a0 Sometime in college\/seminary, I found my voice.\u00a0 This past year, I have sung solos twice in church.\u00a0 I have found a confidence and a passion in my voice I never knew I had.\u00a0 And I think the confidence is what makes my voice beautiful. I’m not afraid for people to hear me sing anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n
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A few days ago, I happened to catch an interview with Simone Dinnerstein on NPR.\u00a0 She has come out with an album that is an interpretation of Bach masterpieces for piano called “A Strange Beauty.”\u00a0The pieces themselves are wondrous and in the interview she talked about how she almost invisions them as jazz compositions.\u00a0 The…<\/span><\/p>\n
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