Author Archives: Sue Edison-Swift

Protected: Welcome, Walter

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

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Under Over

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

“Under promise and over deliver,” former boss Kristi Bangert taught me. It’s a lesson I immediately took to heart. Examples of under promising and over delivery: If a quarterly newsletter will be mailed in February, date it “Spring.”  While no … Continue reading →

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Remembered in October

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

 Since 1985, every year on October 9, I remember a terrible-wonderful time of healing and abundant grace upon grace. The first time I told the story was in the December 1986 issue of Family Computing magazine. On October 9, 2010, … Continue reading →

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Living Hope

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

“Living Hope: Funeral Hymns and Scripture,” a Women of the ELCA program I wrote and compiled, is now online and ready to download. In addition to group activities, individuals will find inspiration in the personal reflections (see pp. 6, 18-23) and … Continue reading →

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Don’t be cheap with the cupcakes

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

Long ago and far away, the perfect cupcakes were ordered for a celebration at a convention. Since the cupcakes were expensive and the budget was tight, it was important to order just enough. Unfortunately, on the night of the celebration … Continue reading →

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Organizational Underwear

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

Yippie Skippy! My nonprofit marketing and fundraising hero Katya Andresen features this blog post in her 4/30/2013 Advice Carnival. Please visit and share the link. For related posts, filter for the category “On-the-Job Lessons.” Blessings! Sue When asked to create … Continue reading →

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Hyphen8d

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

“How did it go?” my college roommate asked about my first official date with Paul. “Do you like him?” “Great. Great. He’s great,” I replied. “I wouldn’t marry him, though, who would want to be Susie Swift?” Contrary to the … Continue reading →

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Hyphen8d2: The Next Generation

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

by Anne Edison-Albright Mom wrote: “At my wedding shower, the hot topic of conversation was ‘What will your children do if they marry someone else with a hyphenated last name?’ Since my question was ‘What in the world am I … Continue reading →

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Willing

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

Paul and I have new wills and updated trusts, power of attorney for property, and power of attorney for health care. It’s a good feeling. I love estate planning.  Thanks to wonderful things like life insurance, pensions and retirement accounts, … Continue reading →

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Enough for today

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

27And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?  31Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32 …Your heavenly Father knows that … Continue reading →

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