Tag: forgiveness
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Forgiveness Is Freeing

Photos courtesy of Jeffrey F. Lin on Unsplash As a fan of the beautiful game, with all six of my kids having played soccer and many of my grands having played it, I have strong opinions about how a particular match is progressing. Two of my grands, playing at different universities, aren’t getting the playing…
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Let The Celebration Begin!

In a family the size of ours, there are birthdays happening constantly. In August alone, we have five birthdays. That’s a lot of cake, ice cream, and candles. Scout, who just turned five, celebrated with his three brothers and parents in Pennsylvania. He’s smart and sassy, quick-witted, and funny. He’s got a smile that fills…
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Almost Heaven

We were all there. Minus two. And we missed those two dearly. Gathering thirty of us for a family getaway was a miracle in itself. There may be a preponderance of us in Orlando, but we’re spread across the country. We have that wonderfully amazing gift of our individual family members enjoying being together, so…
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Fan Zone

We went all out. Yes, we’re fans of the American men’s soccer team. Shamelessly. We went as far as putting sparkly tattoos on our faces with stars, flags, and USA emblazoned across our faces. We rooted wildly for the US to beat Australia, with almost twenty people in our family room, screaming with joy when…
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Papa’s Domain

He’s been known to do whatever is necessary to bring a smile to the face of a child–especially if they’re his grandkids. From putting his socks on their hands as weird puppets to buying donuts on special occasions, like “Over-the-Top Tuesday”, which is just any ordinary Tuesday. He tells stories of moo-cow armies and Super…