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Holocaust, 2015 (the Syrian refugee crisis)
Playing Unto God ... (dedicating our lives and talents to Him)
Hell-Bent on Ministry ... (how would we live, if there was no hell?)
The Greenhouse Effect ... (why we shelter our children)
A Request to my Friends... (please "walk in the light" with me)
The Milk Enough Project (about the farm and some of our goals)
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Category Archives: PERSONAL
I Remember
I don’t know my children’s birth dates. I realize that most parents know these rather insignificant little details about their children: height… weight… eye color… and curiously I’ve also discovered that most parents are expected to know these things. I’m … Continue reading
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Boiling the frog
Is it wrong to admit that sometimes… just every now and then… once in a blue moon… not often at all, really… I’m just a teeny tiny bit amused when my super-organized, neat-and-tidy friend with two children complains about her … Continue reading
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Lisa
Six years ago, my Aunt Lisa was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I started this post with the intention of writing about a fundraiser for the Celma Mastry Ovarian Cancer Foundation but instead I sit here struggling to find the words … Continue reading
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Sanctuary
In my dream, a man was acting inappropriately toward myself and a friend. Panicked, I searched my friend’s face asking myself “is she okay with this? Is she okay?” In my head, I heard a voice respond: “Are you?” Then … Continue reading
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Papa Le Pew
My oldest two girls have started making soap to help support their horse, for which I’m selfishly grateful. For one, I’m allergic to every type of artificial smell there is and I looooove homemade soap, and secondly, I love the … Continue reading
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Time Marches On…
“Just wait until you’re older,” my friend, just a few years older than I, told me. We were training for a half marathon and although it was grueling for us both, my friend was complaining of aches and pains … Continue reading
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The Perfect Day
Sometimes God blesses us in unexpected and surprising ways. I was 21 years old and visiting my grandmother as I’d been doing every weekend for several months. She was taking a late nap and I was enjoying the splendor of … Continue reading
Posted in Daybook, PERSONAL, Victory Journal
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