5 favorites: graduation celebration photo diary + 5 great links I liked a whole bunch

5 Favorites: photo diary of graduation week

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Our after ceremony pictures with Kendra

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That even though we're far from "home" we were still surrounded by family

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The simple party centerpieces that our first guests to arrive helped us set up because I was scurrying badly. (also Aunt JoAnn's cupcakes!)

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Friends filling our front yard into the night

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Playing and laughter

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Also tears.

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'Empathetically Correct' Is the New Politically Correct by Karen Swallow Prior at The Atlantic: The movement for "trigger warnings" in college classrooms is part of a troubling trend toward protecting people from their own individual sensitivities.

The 400+ year old Japanese art of pottery repair that celebrates the break at The Kid Should See This: While this video is not the highest quality, the artform and the concept behind it is stunning. I don't want to forget it as a metaphor for life.

Four Poems by Joseph Gascho at Art House America blog: Just in time for summer and reunions, these poems totally hit the spot and made me want to write a bunch like them!

Slow Church Stories #2: Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church at Slow Church: Yes. Just yes.

Quasi medieval Tolkien illustrations by Russian artist Sergey Yuhimov at let us lie in the sun blog: In the blogger's words these illustrations from his childhood are not on the nose, but really badass. I think it'd be a good idea for us to not get too confused between Peter Jackson and J.R.R. Tolkien, don't you?

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A celebration-filled weekend for us all, dear ones.

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