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    Waiting Well, Why is it So Hard To Do?

    I don’t do waiting so well. Waiting for cars to move on down the road. Waiting with expectation for a phone call or response. For me, waiting on just about anything is tough. When…

    November 22, 2017
  • The Tales of the Christmas Stocking
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    The Tales of the Christmas Stocking… Part 2

    With Christmas pushing through the door, seemingly shoving Thanksgiving aside, a small bit of anxiousness grows as I look at the still unfinished Christmas stocking for my grandson, Henry. When I last posted the…

    November 9, 2017
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    Escaping from the Busyness of Life

    Well. Here we are again. Summer is gone and with each falling leaf gently dancing to the ground, the grey, chill days of winter move closer. Already, the rush of Christmas is in the…

    November 2, 2017
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    When a Moment of Silence Isn’t Enough

    It seems, as of late, that our world as many of us knew it, is no longer. Unprecedented mass killings, terrorism, and nightly shootings broadcast on the early morning news, are more the norm…

    October 23, 2017
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    Burdened By Too Many Commitments

    Going on two years now, I have been knitting a Christmas stocking for my grandson, Henry. It truly is a labor of the deepest, giving-of-myself kind of love, for in doing this, I have…

    October 12, 2017
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    When We Don’t Understand What God is Doing

    Jerry and I love to cook. We enjoy experimenting with recipes, adding ingredients that you normally wouldn’t, to what’s tried and true. For instance, a dash of cinnamon in just about anything, in my…

    September 29, 2017
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    When Communication Falls Apart

    I listened yesterday as my friend told me what happened. The hurt, confusion, heartache, and guilt of being misunderstood and of misunderstanding was written all over her face. As she recounted her side of…

    September 14, 2017
  • When Faith Seems Unimaginable
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    When Faith Seems Unimaginable

    Yesterday, sitting in my optometrist’s office that plays a continual stream of movies, I was able to catch a glimpse of a most memorable scene from one of my all time favorites, Indiana Jones…

    September 7, 2017
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    How the Lord Brought Joy to My Mondays

    I love Mondays. It’s the day I pop out of bed, to-do list in hand, and scurry around the house and office, putting away the weekend, organizing what’s ahead. It’s a beautiful thing really,…

    August 21, 2017