Tag Archives: Sue Edison-Swift

Shrimp Dip

The Ingredients 8 ounces cottage cheese* 4 ounces cocktail sauce (Hoffman House* or Heinz) 4 ounces low-fat (Neufchatel) cream cheese (Philadelphia brand) 1 tsp fresh lemon juice* 3 green onions*, minced 2 four-ounce cans* of shrimp, drained and gently rinsed. … Continue reading

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Work Aprons

Getting ready for a shift staffing the admissions desk at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum means wearing one of the Scandinavian-looking aprons I purchased the the museum gift shop. I attach my name tag and put essentials in the front pockets, … Continue reading

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Working Birthdays

It started innocently enough. One year, my colleague Faith and I, each with single-digit April birthdates, realized our combined ages added to 100. Since a centennial birthday doesn’t come around every year, we decided to spring for cake. There were … Continue reading

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“All Anew” is a way of life, not an event

The day before Leymah Gbowee addressed 3,300 participants attending the Tenth Triennial Gathering, July 14, she took time for a conversation over a cup of green tea. Gbowee, a Lutheran from Monrovia, Liberia, led the interfaith movement of prayerful and persistent women … Continue reading

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Life-Changing Grace

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, “Life-changing … Continue reading

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Forward!

For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.–Jeremiah 29:11 On Friday, I packed my office. It was my last day as Corporate … Continue reading

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Church shopping

On Easter Sunday I won’t be sitting with the choir at St. Luke’s Lutheran in Park Ridge, Ill. This thought makes me sad. This is just the presenting problem, of course. I won’t be at St. Luke’s on any given … Continue reading

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