“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6:12 “Older,” she said, “I am not getting old. I am getting older.” And we smiled. Carol Jean Porter Phillips, age 84 and the beloved matriarch of our […]
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“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6:12 “Older,” she said, “I am not getting old. I am getting older.” And we smiled. Carol Jean Porter Phillips, age 84 and the beloved matriarch of our […]
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Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.” Micah 7:8, ESV My sister has the gift of stubbornness. Due to this gift, she endured no small amount of trouble while growing up. Once, during a streak […]
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Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.” Micah 7:8, ESV My sister has the gift of stubbornness. Due to this gift, she endured no small amount of trouble while growing up. Once, during a streak […]
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I make my way to the mailbox, a little annoyed that the only stamps the Post Office has for me are poinsettias. It’s September people. But then, 2020 has been a letter-writing kind of year. These are love notes, each one carefully chosen and written specifically for particular grandchildren. Standing in the dollar store, looking […]
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