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City Life Archives - Cindy DeBoer https://cindydeboer.com/category/city-life/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 04:34:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://i0.wp.com/cindydeboer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cindydeboericon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 City Life Archives - Cindy DeBoer https://cindydeboer.com/category/city-life/ 32 32 184530663 Thanksgiving Eve Sucks https://cindydeboer.com/2021/11/25/thanksgiving-eve-sucks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thanksgiving-eve-sucks https://cindydeboer.com/2021/11/25/thanksgiving-eve-sucks/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2021 04:34:08 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=4245 Sometimes holidays conjure up more pain and despair than joy and celebration. That’s true for me, anyway, on the day before Thanksgiving. It was 2013 and with the table set, the turkey stuffed, and pies complete, my husband and I spent the day before Thanksgiving driving to Ann Arbor to meet with a pulmonology specialist. […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2021/11/25/thanksgiving-eve-sucks/feed/ 33 4245 Leave It Broken https://cindydeboer.com/2021/03/26/leave-it-broken/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leave-it-broken https://cindydeboer.com/2021/03/26/leave-it-broken/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:29:39 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=4181 When we bought our hundred-year-old crack house we discovered that somewhere in its history a previous owner made an egregious err in personal assessment and believed themselves to be “handy.” They tackled a variety of home improvement projects such as brick laying, replacing windows, updating trim and doors, installing sinks and faucets, and building closets. […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2021/03/26/leave-it-broken/feed/ 15 4181 How to Launch Into Winter with COVID All Around Us https://cindydeboer.com/2020/10/15/how-to-launch-into-winter-with-covid-all-around-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-launch-into-winter-with-covid-all-around-us https://cindydeboer.com/2020/10/15/how-to-launch-into-winter-with-covid-all-around-us/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:12:24 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=3769 My stupid COVID dog (not that she has it, but we bought her because of it) woke me up way too early one morning. I wouldn’t mind if our Governor mandated all humans shall not stir before 8:00 a.m. Vie (my COVID dog’s name – which is French for “life”) needs a walk immediately upon […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2020/10/15/how-to-launch-into-winter-with-covid-all-around-us/feed/ 10 3769 The Pond Scum Exchange (Why voting matters less than you think) https://cindydeboer.com/2020/09/17/the-pond-scum-exchange-why-voting-matters-less-than-you-think/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-pond-scum-exchange-why-voting-matters-less-than-you-think https://cindydeboer.com/2020/09/17/the-pond-scum-exchange-why-voting-matters-less-than-you-think/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:32:35 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=3686 When we bought our sucky crack-house we thought the fantastic view of the zoo/park across the street might possibly redeem the pitiful structure. However, the park struggles financially and some things have become a bit of an eyesore. All summer long our park pond has looked like this: Our neighborhood Facebook group recently debated the […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2020/09/17/the-pond-scum-exchange-why-voting-matters-less-than-you-think/feed/ 14 3686 Derailed https://cindydeboer.com/2020/03/05/derailed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=derailed https://cindydeboer.com/2020/03/05/derailed/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2020 20:14:27 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=2608 We became empty nesters last August. Because I feared boredom and purposelessness – as well as the fact my medications cost an astronomical amount and my employment offers better prescription coverage – I decided to go back to work full-time. Additionally, after shelving my career for 20 years to raise kids, I was excited to […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2020/03/05/derailed/feed/ 28 2608 How To Find Purpose For Your Pain https://cindydeboer.com/2019/09/12/how-to-find-purpose-for-your-pain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-find-purpose-for-your-pain https://cindydeboer.com/2019/09/12/how-to-find-purpose-for-your-pain/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:40:44 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=1557 This is what the road in front of my house looks like. It’s dirty, disgusting, loud and annoying. And it’s been going on all summer. But I couldn’t be more relieved to have the road crew here. They are saving my life. HOW FLINT SAVED GRAND RAPIDS Before 2014, American’s never concerned themselves with clean […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2019/09/12/how-to-find-purpose-for-your-pain/feed/ 8 1557 God of the City https://cindydeboer.com/2019/06/06/god-of-the-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=god-of-the-city https://cindydeboer.com/2019/06/06/god-of-the-city/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:38:02 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=1251 Last week our car had its front window shot out (yes, as in, with a gun) while parked in the street in front of our house. At least 10 other neighbors had their cars hit as well and we had to call the police and fill out police reports and we were all late for […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2019/06/06/god-of-the-city/feed/ 22 1251 On Dying Slowly https://cindydeboer.com/2019/04/25/on-dying-slowly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-dying-slowly https://cindydeboer.com/2019/04/25/on-dying-slowly/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:44:28 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=1146 One of the lowest, crappiest things well-intentioned people say to you when they find out you have a terminal illness is this: “Well, you know, we’re all dying really.” Of course we are. Nobody believes these bodies will last forever. But sometimes it just stinks to be me because someone gave me a TIME LINE. […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2019/04/25/on-dying-slowly/feed/ 12 1146 The Tale of Two Porches https://cindydeboer.com/2019/03/28/the-tale-of-two-porches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-tale-of-two-porches https://cindydeboer.com/2019/03/28/the-tale-of-two-porches/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:49:56 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=1058 The Impressive White Wrap-Around Porch: I was thrilled when I was dreamed into life. Every component of the home knows there are two of us that carry the most weight and significance: the kitchen table – where our people gather to share, grow, and learn to love; and the front porch – where our people […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2019/03/28/the-tale-of-two-porches/feed/ 4 1058 We accidentally bought a crack house – and soon found ourselves addicted, too. https://cindydeboer.com/2016/11/04/we-accidentally-bought-a-crack-house-and-soon-found-ourselves-addicted-too/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-accidentally-bought-a-crack-house-and-soon-found-ourselves-addicted-too https://cindydeboer.com/2016/11/04/we-accidentally-bought-a-crack-house-and-soon-found-ourselves-addicted-too/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:51:00 +0000 http://cindydeboer.com/?p=411 There is a spiritual heaviness in our upstairs back porch and all the praying people who walk through the place can feel it. Our college-aged sons who have done their share of watching “Breaking Bad” and have lived in plenty of sketchy neighborhoods quickly identified the telltale signs of a crack room: excessive amounts of […]

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