Ah, Thanksgiving – food, family, friends, football games, and the full-out explosion of Christmas. For those celebrating in the North, it is also the beginning of consistently crisp air (translation for my Southern friends: constant cold as all get out). I’ll never forget our Thanksgivings (yes, Thanksgivings) the first year we moved to Canada. New […]
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I walked confidently to the closet in my hall—hall being a generous term for the 4X5 foot space separating my bathroom and bedroom from the kitchen. It holds three doors, one of which goes to a little room used as a pantry, a linen closet, and a vacuum keeper. Granted, it takes some effort […]
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Oh, the books I read when I was young. The tales my mind went to and imagined. I just knew I would have truly made an exceptional princess or, at the least, a smart, gorgeous daughter of a duke. Then, one day, it hit me. “Who am I kidding?” At best, I would have been […]
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My house is cute. It’s also old and in need of constant repair and upkeep. Hence, my friend offered to help me paint the scuffed front porch. Trust me when I say this is a good friend, for this is a substantial offer to make in the North Carolina in June. We were confident that […]
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(Story recounted by Melissa Baker and Susan Smith) “Trust in him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:8 It was life, as usual, that night. I added purchases at the cash register, wrapped them carefully in delicate white tissue paper, and then sealed each packet with […]
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