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FROM THIS WORLD INTO ETERNITY
We’ve been keeping vigil by the bedside of my 96-year old mother-in-law. She doesn’t have long before she passes from this world…
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THE SKINNY MIRROR
The Skinny Mirror One glance into the magic mirror was guaranteed to make you look better. Improve your self-image. Give you more…
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ARE YOU OKAY NOT BEING OKAY?
He could could have prevented it, but He didn’t. He could have made things work out as we had asked,…
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THE CELEBRATION “STORY”
This is an eventful week. The day is marked on the calendar. Invitations mailed. Venue secured. Shopping completed. Family gathered.…
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HOW LOSS BECOMES GAIN
Our heart ached as we scanned photos of children needing sponsors. I was drawn to one who shared my name. Nine-year old Karen from LaCeiba,…
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WHY I MUST SAY THANKS
I’ve loved tea ever since I can remember. It was the go-to remedy for childhood ills. Even today a cup of…
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IS YOUR LIFE A BLUR?
Why does life seem like a blur? I hurried and scurried through my kids’ lives and now I can’t decipher who did what…
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WHAT DO YOU “GET” TO DO?
I gazed wearily at a myriad of dirty dishes piled high on the counter. I dreaded tackling the baked on…
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WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A COMPLIMENT?
I struggle with compliments. Sometimes I discount them and sometimes I’m defined by them. If someone admires my earrings, I tell them how old they are. If they…
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HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE YOURSELF?
HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE YOURSELF? I love when things go my way. I remember the confidence I had when my…
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Inquiring – Lesson 7
ASKING BRINGS BENEFITS We’ll never get ahead without asking. I saw this lived out in the life of our younger…
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Call Your Neighbors to Prayer
I don’t know when I had been so angry. A corporate giant was taking over the empty lots in our…
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Happy Birthday, Daddy!
He would have been 103 today. I have missed him for nearly 25 years. The man who gave me the…
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Shed All Over Me
It’s a package deal when we babysit our grandchildren. His name is Buzz Lightyear, and I’m not talking about the…
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Who’s Your Miss Nelson?
I looked into her harsh eyes hardly believing a grown-up could be so mean. She towered over me like a…