By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Sep 30th, 2019
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Almond Eyes | By Meredith McKinnie We buried my 25-year-old niece a year ago this month.. An appropriately overcast day, the sun refused to shine on our grief. I say our grief, but mine was less than others. This now-adult niece of mine, I hadn’t seen her in almost a decade. Members of the family [&h...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Aug 30th, 2019
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By Meredith McKinnie Rejection. It’s always personal, even when it isn’t. I tell my students when they don’t get into a coveted program to “keep trying… think outside the prescribed box…reconsider your goal… redefine your purpose… make sure that it’s what you want.” I now realize how asinine it all s...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Jul 29th, 2019
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By Meredith McKinnie My dearest Fable, you surprised us. Your father and I had discussed another child, but you insisted on coming earlier than we planned. And we’re planners. May you continue to surprise us, for life is best lived on the wings of spontaneity. You will inevitably grow up in your sist...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Jul 1st, 2019
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article by Meredith McKinnie In my twenties, it always felt like my friends were living life while I was waiting on mine to start. They were getting married, having babies, buying bigger houses, taking grownup jobs. I was getting divorced, childless, moving back into my parent’s home, though with a b...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
May 28th, 2019
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article by Meredith McKinnie This is a love letter to the daddy of my girls. I fell in love with the man, but fell more in love with the father. Marrying a man who is already a dad was a blessing. It was a preview of the father he would be to our children together. […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Apr 30th, 2019
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Modern Tradition article by Meredith McKinnie My cream-colored simple stationery with embossed script bearing the eight letters of my first name lasted a decade. I conveniently bought an eight pack of generic cards with no personality…not the same. I like the elegance of my fancy cards. My words dese...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Mar 30th, 2019
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article by Meredith McKinnie I taught a Bible school class about ten years ago at my mother’s church. I remember a little boy, named Harry Potter. Of course, that wasn’t his real name, but it is what he wanted to go by, so I let him. I wrote the name in huge letters, first and […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Feb 25th, 2019
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By Meredith McKinnie This summer will mark three years of marriage with Husband. I chose well. I couldn’t adore him more; he loves me just as I am, he’s a loving father, and we’ve grown as individuals and as a couple. Support is a cornerstone of our relationship. My mom often reminds me what a [&hell...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Dec 3rd, 2018
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article by Meredith McKinnie Christmas gives me a warm feeling, a cozy familiarity that reinforces my appreciation of family, giving and seeing magic reflected in children’s eyes. It’s hard not love the holiday, even though the hustle and bustle can morph into stress. Expectations are high. Luckily, ...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Oct 30th, 2018
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article by Meredith McKinnie The visual landscape of the American family is shifting. Blended racial families are no longer rare, and now being celebrated. We’ve seen it in the media, but now it’s at our dinner table. It’s refreshing and overdue in the melting pot of America. I’ve witnessed this in b...
