Merianna Harrelson

I am the Pastor of Garden of Grace United Church of Christ in Columbia, SC and the Director of Consulting at Harrelson.Co. I am always looking for a good cup of coffee and a great book.

Danica Patrick

I was interested to hear Danica’s reaction to her most recent record. She was the first woman to win the Daytona 500 pole. She doesn’t mind the spotlight she says, but she likes the records and reports that put her in line with other racers rather than putting her on show as a woman racer. …

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Words

Words have the power to change lives and vision.  For good or bad.  For now or forever.  Preachers, teachers, parents, siblings have the power of words.  Words to change for good.  Words to change for bad.  Words to heal.  Words to hurt.  They’re just words, nothing more.  A word is dead, when it’s said.  No, …

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Dog Park Afternoons

So, we’ve kinda developed a routine me and Willie.  I try to work through lunch now and then come home in the early afternoon and take him to the dog park. He thinks it’s wonderful!  As soon as I put his collar on, he is ready to go. His tail starts wagging and if I …

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Running on Empty

I checked into my hotel tonight and asked about a running path. I was met with, “Are you looking to put in some distance?” I nodded and then the most incredible thing happened… She said, “I’ve got your covered.” I was thrilled! She pulled out a trail map and explained how I could lengthen it …

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Relearning

It’s amazing to realize how comfortable you become in the keyboard shortcuts and little nuances involved in a particular computing experience. You don’t realize that you know longer know how to cut and paste or type in a different language until you try to use what you already know on a new device. So, I have …

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Prep

Today, I am preparing for a ski retreat where I will be the proclaimer and I can’t help but wonder what it’s going to be like. I have so many questions going through my head: What do preachers wear at retreats? I know it’s more casual, but should I wear my ski gear? Are the …

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Running to Restart

Yesterday, my computer was having issues. I think maybe it hadn’t had it’s coffee (which was my fault, I drank it all before it even had a chance to get a cup!) or something because it was constantly dying even though it had 50% battery. I’ve now gotten a notification that my battery needs to …

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