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Dec 21, 2011
Community Post: What Christmas Feels Like
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Charlie Brown, our everyman. His voice gives shape to our annual dilemma. We know what Christmas sounds like, smells and looks like, but what does Christmas feel like? No doubt there would be as... Read More + |
Aug 21, 2011
The Museum Of Mom
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After the death of her mother, Sheila Lagrand's dad packed up the life he'd shared with his wife and moved it into a new house. Sheila takes us with her on a beautiful visit to that new house,... Read More + |
Jul 6, 2011
The Summer Everything Changed
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My 17-year-old self woke up in a startle. Saturday mornings were for sleeping in and lazing happily, especially in summer. You’re supposed to wake up slowly, not in a panic. “Something happened... Read More + |
Apr 27, 2011
When the Crib Went Empty
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It’s just a shoe, a pink baby shoe, but it shatters me like glass on the road where I walk, and I can’t go on...can only cradle myself against a tree as I would have cradled my child, the one... Read More + |
Mar 14, 2011
To Japan, and Our Children, with Love
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On Friday, the earthquake hit Japan. I was probably drinking a cup of tea when it happened. It is my afternoon habit. The terror of earth opening, sea slamming, nuclear plants threatening... Read More + |
Feb 10, 2011
Through Pain and Grace Toward Redemption: Conclusion
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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Falling in love with the Pattersons. We met Robert and Heather Patterson at the Methodist Mission Home with case workers present. They were young, she... Read More + |
Feb 3, 2011
Through Pain and Grace Toward Redemption: Part Three
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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 The Decision is Made As the weeks of her pregnancy turned into months, our attention slowly turned to Shelby’s growing midsection. I had a hard time... Read More + |
Jan 27, 2011
Through Pain and Grace Toward Redemption: Part Two
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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Shelby was 17 when she became pregnant. Her boyfriend was 19. She gave birth shortly after her 18th birthday. Decisions When you discover that your... Read More + |
Jan 20, 2011
Through Pain and Grace Toward Redemption
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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 It's going to take me a few weeks to tell this story. Partly because it's a long story. But also because it just happened and I'm still trying to figure... Read More + |
Dec 9, 2010
Back Home (Part 2 of 2)
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The telephone rang, startling me from the couch. It was the call I'd dreaded and expected for weeks. I walked slowly upstairs to tell the kids. Pulling the comforter tight up to our chins, we... Read More + |
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Add to the Beauty
During the past several days, I have been reflecting on various implications of a passage in Ezekiel 41 in which God reveals his plans for beautiful decorations of the temple in Jerusalem. I began... Read More +
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