Tag: fear
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Is There A Safe Haven?
She didn’t bring him out right away. We knew he’d come, but we had to wait to see him. When she was ready to show him. We have deer living in the brush surrounding the pond behind our home, and it became obvious that one of the does was going to have a baby this…
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He Was My Brother
When did it become acceptable for individuals to judge the value of another human being? Over the past week, anger has escalated to the point of rage and destruction. What began in Minnesota and then spread throughout America has impacted cities around the world. But let’s not lose sight of why. It began with a…
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Bearing Beastly Burdens Isn’t Bravery
Confusion and uncertainty are exhausting. Fear causes a physical response that saps energy like a faucet turned on and left running. Until there’s nothing left. I’m not talking about me. Our two new four-legged houseguests are struggling to figure out what’s going on. Aspen is a two-year-old Lab with a lot of spunk and playfulness.…
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I Didn’t Dream It Would Be That Way
It’s almost finished. Building out our tiny porch to something that could hold our whole family has been a dream for years. We’ve saved and waited, often with frustration, because something else always came up where the money needed to be used. We imagined what it would be like to have everyone sitting together for…