Tag: Christianity
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Old Becomes New
It’s been two months since our bathroom was demolished. The bathtub didn’t hold water, the toilet leaked (it was as gross as it sounds), and the sink was no longer connected to the countertop. We’d saved for this–everything was thirty years old, and the truth is nothing is made as well as it once was.…
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The Three Musketeers
What goes together better than soccer, loads of candy, and three young boys? When my daughter and son-in-law amped up their courage to take their son and two of his besties to a Colorado Rapids game, they had no idea what they were in for. Courtney said they should have left at half. Soccer is…
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Be Who You Are
We have a strong, dramatic streak that runs through our family. Not everyone is in theater, but many of us know how to “bring it” when we want to get a response from others or just feel like being momentary drama kings or queens. I’ll own that streak. Mom used to call me Sarah Bernhardt;…
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Gator Gazing
With my little sister in town, we decided to brave Orlando Wetlands for a walk and a little gator gazing. From a distance. It was a cold day, so I knew the alligators would be out sunning themselves because their cold-blooded bodies don’t naturally heat up like ours. This was my sister’s third time in…
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I Wasn’t Made For This
This isn’t Florida. It isn’t home. We recently were in Indiana for the memorial of a dear friend, and the morning we were to leave, we found snow had joyfully covered the ground during the night. Without asking if it was convenient for those who don’t drive in snow and ice. Without considering if said…
Tip of My Iceberg 