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Pullin’ On The Bootstraps; Stompin’ In Style
Women’s gatherings must have space and time for conversations. We had a retreat this past weekend to gather the women in our group for the purpose of getting to know one another better, enjoying each other’s company and encouraging each other as we do life differently. You could feel the groundswell of interaction and fun. Conversations–light-hearted and…
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Is It Really That Bad?
Folks are a little taken aback when they see him. Comments range from “He looks so sad!” to concerned stares. And then backing up. Ryken has hand, foot and mouth disease. A viral disease common among children, it presents as sores on the hands and feet, sometimes the legs and backside, and in and around…
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I’m Gonna Lick This Thing
We had a girls’ outing to pick up Melody from the airport–and her baby girl bun-in-the-oven. Heather and her two daughters were with me as we gathered Mel and her things from the airport and headed for a place to eat. Lunchtime, and no one had eaten. We had a chorus of grumbly bellies.…
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When Winning Isn’t Everything
One of these days I may grow up and move on. Maybe. There’s something to be said, however, for enjoying something enough that you choose to engage with it–even when you don’t have to. All six of our kids played soccer. We’ve been to a couple of thousand games in our parenting experience. And though…
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