Tag: Bible
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Below-The-Surface Boo Boos
I don’t know what’s wrong with him. Snot runs like a stream from his nose. His cheeks are rosy and covered with slimy boogers. He can’t breathe and swallow at the same time. Ryken, at eleven months, either is teething or has a cold. The symptoms look a lot alike. The flushed cheeks make me think…
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Life Lessons From Lou Holtz
I’m not an avid sports enthusiast glued to ESPN. I’m married to one, however. Walking through the room while John is watching a plethora of sports shows I’m bound to catch something. Osmosis works. So when a friend sent us a link to watch Lou Holtz as the commencement speaker at Franciscan University at Steubenville,…
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A Dump By Any Other Name Still Reeks
Everybody has days where they feel a little off. Under the weather. Not quite right. Often it’s a bug of some sort–not the crawly kind, but the kind that gets in your gut and makes you feel nauseated. This is a great time of year for that. Rain, spiked temperatures, a petri dish for 24-hour…
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What Does The Manual Say?
I sat watching my daughter, Tiffany, sew a dress. To say I was impressed would be an understatement. She sews out of enjoyment. I grew up with a mom who sewed out of necessity. And you could tell it wasn’t enjoyable to her–the clothes she made were plain, simple, the same. Nothing I ever enjoyed…
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What Does Love Smell Like?
It’s intriguing how circumstances can change the way a person views a special day. A holiday. Twelve years ago on Lincoln’s birthday, my Dad graduated to heaven. A day a good man was born; a day a really good man died. His memorial was on Valentine’s Day. I don’t look at February 14th as cupids,…
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