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paper cranes

paper cranes

I learned how to make paper cranes today. My grandfather used to make them all the time.  Oh, how he loved them! And I’m not sure why.  Maybe making them just gave him something to do, or was a creative outlet of some sort.  There is something rather mesmerizing about the process – all those…

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By Happy, July 23, 2013
this deep but dazzling darkness

this deep but dazzling darkness

         There is in God, some say, A deep but dazzling darkness, as men here Say it is late and dusky, because they               See not all clear.       O for that night!  When I in Him       Might live invisible and…

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By Happy, July 22, 2013

wearing the glass slippers

A good friend of mine dropped me a note shortly after I preached last month, and one of the things he said was, “I think it was the first time people got to see you onstage.  You seemed very comfortable with yourself and your message.”  It struck me as a little funny…  I mean, who was I the last time…

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By Happy, July 14, 2013
7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 12): love, friendship, and seizing the day

7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 12): love, friendship, and seizing the day

— 1 — I had the privilege of teaching at Torch Church last Sunday as part of our #shine series.  Jesus left us a new command: to love one another.  But what does that really look like?  Where do we get it wrong, and how does that affect the way the world views Jesus?  And…

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By Happy, July 5, 2013
Meet Happy
Simple Felicity is, at its heart, a blog based on the unshakeable belief that happiness really isn't all that complicated. It's often found in the simplest of things: good food, good books, and good company. So those are the things I write about, along with a few other things that really matter to me, including faith and feminism. A bit about me: My name is Happy. I have an amazing talent for misplacing my keys, a deep appreciation for whomever looked at the coffee bean and thought, "Hey, I wonder what would happen if I roasted this?", and road trips to Michigan are pretty much my favorite.
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