Tag: love
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The Cost Of Caring
Our days are filled with the tension of what we know and don’t know, of waiting and watching to see what comes next. We anticipate what we hope will happen. Often with little to no control over circumstances. Such was the case as we waited for the birth of Baby Nolan. My daughter was having…
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Desperate Measures
Sunday morning began quietly. After a full week of interaction with many, I was alone, spending time thinking about the blessings God has given me in this bizarre season. The Christmas tree lights were on, a cup of coffee warmed my hands. Idyllic. Something was hurled at the door. Or something hurled itself at the…
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Charlie Brown Would Be Proud
One of my all-time favorite Christmas cartoons is “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, which came out in 1965. It’s Christmas experienced by the characters from Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip, a comic full of the angst, failures, and the social ineptness in a group of kids. People loved it because it reflected life, which is…
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What’s Wrong With Purple?
It’s been said of late that the blue has never been bluer nor the red redder. If I was speaking of Crayola crayons, this would not be a huge issue. There may have been more color put in the vats as the crayons were formed. But watching our political climate, especially now as the election…
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Is There Ever Enough?
I stared at the improbable pile of drinks. Dr. Pepper, Root Beer, Bubly, Polar, Ice–more drinks than John and I could consume in a year. They’re not for us. We don’t drink soda. We do, however, have a parade of grands and their friends that come through here daily to choose what they will imbibe…
Tip of My Iceberg 