Tag: God
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Life Isn’t Fair–Ever
photo courtesy of Kevin Schmid on Unsplash People will hurt other people. Our humanity, no matter how much we long to believe we have others’ best interests in mind, is broken. It’s not my custom to comment extensively on world affairs; there is nothing new happening that hasn’t happened before. We just know about it…
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It Happened Again
It was one of those days where everything felt hard. I’m quite fortunate that my life is not filled with suffering from illness or loss of a job. I really have nothing to complain about. That doesn’t stop me from periodic whininess. I’d been privileged to hear challenging stories that friends shared vulnerably. The kind…
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What Goes Around
I’ve been the observer of culture long enough to know that there is nothing new under the sun. Solomon said that thousands of years ago. As a mom, I’ve watched toys cycle through new generations. My Little Ponies were all the rage when my oldest daughter was little in 1987. They faded from the scene…
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Not The Anticipated End
The sky was darkening as we drove to the field. John commented that there was a distinct possibility the game would be cancelled; we have an inordinate amount of thunder storms here in central Florida. Practices for the preceding two weeks had been cancelled because of lightning. Two of our grandkids–brother and sister–were playing each…
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What Do You Need To Hear?
When women gather, there will be conversation. Some fun and frivolous; some serious and deep. We met together for two days, for the chance of getting to know one another better, to hear encouraging words from a speaker we’ve all come to love, and to enjoy the newness of what this transitional year means for…
Tip of My Iceberg 