Tag: faith
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The Pain Won’t Leave
No child enjoys the possibility of getting a shot or having to give blood. The idea of being stuck by a needle can be terrifying. As my kids grew up, I rued the times when I had to take them to the doctor for vaccinations. Five of the six would kick, scream, and fight as…
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To Be Loved So Well
He’d been in the hospital for a week, and tests were being run to discover the exact nature of his illness. His children hadn’t seen him during that time, as a precaution. They’d missed him terribly and could hardly wait for him to come home. Coming home, however, wasn’t returning everything to normal. Ramsay wasn’t…
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Didn’t Expect To See That
It was “Drive Your Tractor To Church Day” up in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania. We’ve never experienced that in Florida. Here in Orlando, I don’t see that many tractors, period. My son and his family own a winery in the south-central part of the state, where they and those owning much larger farms require tractors to handle…
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Finally!
He faithfully and deliberately tried every day he stayed with us. He persevered, even when he was unsuccessful. His failures didn’t deter him from trying. Finally, on the morning they were to leave, Ward caught a lizard. He was so pleased with himself as he showed it to me and his mom; his smile said…
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It’s A Kid Thing
The prevailing experience for children turning a year of age is to give them a cake to do with as they please. A smash cake. The thought is that a child at this age hasn’t ingested a lot of sugar up to this point, so it’s a reward of sorts to let them eat cake.…
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