Tag Archives: hope

Someone call the zoo!

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Scott Linscott

By Scott Linscott There’s been an escape! Call the zoo! Someone left the door to the monkey cage open. I’m pretty sure these are howler monkeys because they are LOUD. I think they came here because they heard someone say … Continue reading →

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When the good part of life hits you hard

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Scott Linscott

What do you do when good stuff hits you hard? Have you ever had moments when you just sit back and think, “holy smokes, I have it good?” There are piles of crap pulling for my attention. Gross, right? Crass, … Continue reading →

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4 years today. A good, good Father.

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Scott Linscott

My eyes opened for the day just before 4:00 AM. I listened to the birds coming awake in the trees just outside our bedroom window and thought “how blessed I am.” I spent some time talking to God about the … Continue reading →

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My wide-eyed wonder girl gave me a wonderful gift

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Scott Linscott

Yesterday, the joy-for-life tears that have been ever-present since my liver transplant in May of 2012, fell off my cheeks again. It was 6:55 in the morning. I gave up on sleep shortly after 3:00 from tossing and turning and … Continue reading →

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Wasting my bonus days

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Scott Linscott

I think I’m wasting my bonus days. Or, at least, I think I’m wasting too much of them. Imagine you have a giant bowl of mashed potatoes and are a huge spud fan. If you have a gallon of mashed potatoes, you … Continue reading →

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Living on the edge of “uh oh” after transplant

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Scott Linscott

It’s quiet. The smells of blueberry muffins baking in the oven and fresh chocolate-raspberry coffee are pulling me awake. My twelve pound, white miniature schnauzer is sleeping soundly on the back of the couch. I know all this will change … Continue reading →

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My Christmas gift made me cry 5 months later.

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Scott Linscott

According to my family, I am a tough buy. I don’t understand it at all but I have heard it for almost thirty years. I think I’m an easy person to get gifts for. I mean, I like a lot of things. … Continue reading →

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Somebody pinch me. Am I dreaming?

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Scott Linscott

I’m on my third cup of coffee. I just polished off the eggs and bacon breakfast fuel I made on the hotplate here in the studio portion of a timeshare we own in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We … Continue reading →

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Facing burnout. Moving from surviving to thriving.

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Scott Linscott

My last post was January 1. That’s not a good sign for me. You know how that scratchy throat or that slight pressure behind your eyes sometimes is a symptom of a bigger problem, a virus? When I stop writing it’s … Continue reading →

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May I sit next to you, forever? These seats are spectacular!

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Scott Linscott

Seats. Good seats are expensive. Cheaper seats don’t provide as good an experience. Some seats are soft and comfortable and others are rock hard and a pain to sit on. Some seats are narrow and constricting and others are roomy enough for … Continue reading →

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Holy Freak-out, Batman! What just happened?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Scott Linscott

Sheesh, that was out of control. It felt like I was a combat veteran in one of the thriller movies I like to watch. You know the scene? A car backfires and the loud bang sends the vet into a … Continue reading →

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How should I shepherd this flock? Where do I begin?

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Scott Linscott

“I have something for you,” Jen said. Her face wore her father’s half-smirk-half-smile that always made me wonder what he was up to. She stood facing me close enough that I could see the same spark that I used to … Continue reading →

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What do you do when grasshoppers devour your life?

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Scott Linscott

I will post our family Christmas letter tomorrow. It is a run-of-the-mill, holiday brag letter extolling all of the good things of 2013. Yeah, it’s one of those look-how-wonderful-we-are pieces that comedians joke about and some people hate. Know what? … Continue reading →

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Flashback to Oct. 31, 2011 and my biggest fear

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Scott Linscott

At the end of October 2011, I posted the following blog entry about my biggest fear. I am reposting it now, after accepting a position as Interim Pastor at First Baptist Church here in Westbrook. Last week was spent preparing … Continue reading →

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I’ve got the green light … Now what?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Scott Linscott

A week ago Josh and I walked through the doors at Lahey Hospital and headed to the transplant wing. When we walk around Lahey we do it like we built the place. We know where everything is because we’ve spent … Continue reading →

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