Tag: Jesus
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A New Soccer Mom?
They wouldn’t be effective goalkeepers, but they knew to stay in their place and not wander outside the box. The goal box. We have soccer goals set up in our backyard, and much to my surprise, two young fauns wandered into our yard, standing in the goal, and eating whatever the kids had left behind…
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Down In The Muck
Spring. With all its accompanying philosophies. “April showers bring May flowers.” Or E.E. Cummings, in his 1923 poem, “In Just”: “In Just–spring, when the world is mud luscious and puddle wonderful.” It all reflects a passion for the growth of new life in spring, and the joy of jumping in puddles as we all did…
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Why Bother?
photo courtesy of Aaron Burden on Unsplash In honor of those who never came home, we set aside Memorial Day as a time of national mourning for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Men and women who gave up their lives in support of our country are respected for the choices they made selflessly. In…
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Bucket List Bonanza
When we were in college, John and I would attend concerts fairly frequently. Some are really great in person; others sound better on an album. But one of the items on my bucket list was to see the band Chicago in concert. It helps that these are hometown boys who worked hard at making a…
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Hyperbolically Speaking
Ryken randomly found a bunny costume in his pile of clothes. I wish I could say that was unexpected, but with our family, the unexpected is more our norm. It wasn’t the costume that was the surprise; it was what he chose to do with it. Because there was space in the bunny suit for…
Tip of My Iceberg 