By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Jan 31st, 2024
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article by Meredith McKinnie We gathered at the funeral home – me, Mom, Dad – only one day after Sister’s passing. We huddled around the table, exchanged pleasantries with the funeral home director, and pieced together the people we knew in common. Turns out, the funeral director had gone...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Jan 2nd, 2024
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article by Meredith McKinnie Though it was only our second day in Paris, the itinerary had me positively giddy. We had a 9AM reservation at the Eiffel Tower, followed by a stroll down Rue Cler, the most famous market street in the city, and then an afternoon planned at Montmarte. I’ll save the Eiffel...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Dec 1st, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE Christmas is synonymous with lists, whether they be grocery lists, song lists, gift buying lists, etc – notably with small children, it can feel like a lot to do. With the hustle of the season, we all want to make sure everything is pristine for the biggest holiday ...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Nov 1st, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE A sudden family death, particularly of a young person, is harrowing. When that death is your Baby Sister, it’s isolating. We aren’t taught to ponder the mortality of our siblings. They came into being relatively close to our own births, and to contemplate their mortality ...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Sep 1st, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE Show me a stage, and you’ll get a performance. Growing up, I never feared the spotlight. Mom put me in dance lessons as a child, and I relished those classes. I loved the gracefulness of ballet, the smack of a tap shoe hitting the floor in cadence, the collective shimmy i...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Jul 31st, 2023
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article by Meredith McKinnie It’s early spring, Friday afternoon. The sun is shining, the lush green landscape is resurfacing, and I have two more hours of freedom thanks to childcare. I never pictured myself being one of those people who enters a store simply to peruse the aisles. I shop on a missio...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by Meredith McKinnie They say that grief is unexpressed love, the realization that all your heart holds for someone can never be communicated directly to that person again. Our last conversation became The Last conversation. Our last argument seems more trivial than it did the day after. Our ...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
May 31st, 2023
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article by Meredith McKinnie Last summer, Husband and I remodeled much of the home we’ve owned since 2015. I completed a three-year study period for my comprehensive exams in February and enjoyed a brief reprieve before embarking on writing a dissertation. I longed to fill my days with anything nonac...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
May 2nd, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE Social situations are my strong suit. I feel comfortable interacting with people. I will not hesitate to start a conversation or extend a greeting beyond a basic exchange. I think well on my feet if the conversation is surface level. Talking to people is easy. I don’t fea...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Mar 30th, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE A few months ago, I received an interesting request – to be a contact family for two exchange students from Tunisia. Having avidly played Globle over the course of the year, I knew Tunisia was in the northern part of Africa, though I knew little to nothing else abou...
