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On Thanksgivings and Givings Thanks
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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Enemy in the Closet
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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The Common Man
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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What I Carried In
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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What I Carried In
O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,and you have healed me.Psalm 30:2, ESV My house is cute. It’s also old and in need of constant repair and upkeep. Hence, my friendoffered to help me paint the scuffed front porch. Trust me when I say this is a good friend, forthis is a […]
Read MoreThe Fear that Drove Us Home
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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The Fear that Drove Us Home
(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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Everything and the Kitchen Sink
I finally had some testing done to see if the lovely cancer gene that runs in my family is part of my DNA. Come to find out…
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Everything and the kitchen sink
“Casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for he cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully]. 1 Peter 5:7 (Amplified Bible) I’m a pretty healthy person. Honest. But a few […]
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That 5K and Why We Do What We Do
“Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 It was that Mother’s Day post that got me thinking. Not the post I wrote, but rather, the one my youngest posted on her Instagram story. Of course, I was honored—but the picture. Let’s be frank. That picture is […]
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That 5K and Why We Do What We Do
“Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 It was that Mother’s Day post that got me thinking. Not the post I wrote, but rather, the one my youngest posted on her Instagram story. Of course, I was honored—but the picture. Let’s be frank. That picture is […]
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