Tag: Jesus
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The Rest of….What?
I’ve always been fascinated by how children are able to turn off completely when they sleep. They rest when they need it. Once down, they rarely get up. (Their bladders have not yet experienced the challenge of age and limited capacity.) It might take awhile for them to get there. My daughter Heather didn’t want…
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Nothing Says Love Like Nail Polish
It had been a really long day. We’d been up to the mountains, climbing around big rocks, crossing a waterfall. Scrabbling, scrambling, scaling the heights. We drove through the seasons. We began in the sun, graduated to rain, and the higher we got, the lower the temperature dropped. And then the hail. Everyone loved it.…
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I’ve Been Friended!
Friends are the adjectives in the stories of our lives. They can know you so well that, at times, you don’t even have to say anything for them to know what you’re thinking. A look, a glance, a shoulder shrug communicates volumes. They’re the safe places to fall when we’re floundering. The support we need…
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Things That Go Bump In The Night–And During The Day
I’m a morning person. A fairly early morning person. It’s my one time to be alone, to think, pray, process life. No phones. No grandchildren. No expectations. There’s something calming about walking at this time of the day. It’s still dark outside. There isn’t much traffic. No ambient noise. The signature songs of different birds…
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Minnows, Tadpoles and Pond Scum
Water, when it’s being true to its nature, is clear, clean and fresh. It’s useful for drinking, washing, swimming. However, when you walk in it and it leaves a greenish-brownish residue on skin, it can no longer be considered just water. It’s pond scum. This is actually the content of most lakes and ponds in…
Tip of My Iceberg 