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A Momma’s Heart for Her Graduate
As a little boy you told me, “I’ll always want you to hug me, Mom.” You were frustrated because your big brother had just said I hugged him too much. Not only were you concerned my feelings had been...
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Why Does Empty Nest Last So Long?
Blueberry wholewheat pancakes for Dad, Stephen, and me. Chocolate chips melting in Sam and Seth’s. Even after Dad left for work we lingered at the table. They teased me for offering hot drinks from the...
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Marriage Reflections
No disrespect intended to those couples who say the best years of marriage were when they had nothing but love, staring into each others eyes in that first, tiny apartment, only peanut butter and jelly...
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My 2015 Christmas Miracle (Part 4)
It’s amazing how God can take something you’ve worked on for over a decade and turn it into a reality in less than a month. If you’ve read the first three posts in this series you know the miracle...
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Grandma’s Recipe
There’s something satisfying about being bonded through food to someone you love. Several years ago I happened upon a recipe for banana pudding in one of my cookbooks. It delighted me to see...
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Grounded
The silliest things can keep a gal grounded. Like being tagged on Facebook. If you’re on this social media, you know the one going around. Seven days of pictures for the “love your spouse” challenge....
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Unconditional
The semi-circle of peaks wraps around me, too distant to hug, too soft to stand sentinel. But they do both stand guard and comfort. It is November. Their sides are dry and brittle, beige and grey. The...
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Just for Fun
If you followed the Advent devotions the last month, you know how much I enjoy my Christmas tree. Thought you might think it fun to see a bit of this year’s tree saga. Hope you had a wonderful...
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Just for Fun 2
Yesterday I showed you our mountain adventure. Today the tree comes to my living room. Notice the special blanket that came to bless me all the way from Africa! This is my third Christmas tree and the...
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Just for Fun 3
That three-year-old I wrote about in one of the devotions I published here earlier in December grew into quite a woman. If you remember her love of Christmas trees from stories I told earlier, you’ll...
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