Author Archives: Fran Hart

About Fran Hart

Disciple of Christ, earning a living as the director of US-based operations for a Taiwanese company, managing an engineering organization while carving out time to write. Wife, Mother, Grandmother.

Should the title count in the count?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Fran Hart

I asked and was told most people do not count their titles. I Googled it and consulted various websites. I noticed some just go without a title. I read what Wikipedia had to say and learned it’s called “drabble” but found no … Continue reading →

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Who am I and what am I doing here?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Fran Hart

This year has been very challenging for me in many respects. And it’s only half over. My vision for how things would go and where I would be right now? Well…it’s been a rough road and I’m not where I … Continue reading →

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Yeah…about that first week….

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Fran Hart

Sometimes when we say “if you know what I mean….” we’re really saying “I don’t have the time, energy or inclination to explain what I mean right now. Mark‘s open-mindedness has impressed me and I’m still exploring some of his … Continue reading →

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Ask and it shall be given unto you

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Fran Hart

Yesterday I prayerfully asked God to guide me in my response to Mark. I don’t generally consider myself an evangelist, yet I’m growing as an apologist. If I take some small liberty with the definitions, I could say that an … Continue reading →

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God, our Father and the Creator of all things

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Fran Hart

God’s ways are mysterious, of this I have no doubt. These days I’ve been too busy to keep up with the blogs I typically savor, much less to comment. I do occasionally glance at a dozen or so tweets, just … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Fran Hart

There are a few things I keep intending to share but then forgetting about. Now’s as good a time as any to jot these thoughts down. Later I’ll update you on tonight’s dinner adventure. I’m bringing my camera (and the … Continue reading →

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Pictures of the Rhine region

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Fran Hart

Because tonight’s adventure was blessedly devoid of pictures (I’m so used to these commutes to the airport I didn’t bother with my camera) I bring you photos of Rhine-country. Please enjoy. Love, Fran

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Adventures where there are none

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Fran Hart

It’s ten o’clock (p.m.) and I’m pretty wiped out. We spent all day in a conference room compiling information on issues affecting the quality of our newly launched product family. It must be the absence of kms of walking that … Continue reading →

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He who hesitates is lost

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Fran Hart

Sure, it’s late but there’s a bit of the story I absolutely must share! On our way to dinner we had discussed which would be the right station for making the train change. I pointed out that there were 5 … Continue reading →

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And finally, I bring you Bratwurst

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Fran Hart

How did it get to be past midnight without an update? Tonight’s story shall be short since it’s already late. We went to an older part of Frankfurt (Sachsenhauser) for dinner so I could finally have Bratwurst. I don’t think … Continue reading →

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