Month: June 2008
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Puzzle Pieces
Have you ever tried to put together a thousand-piece puzzle? With no box or picture to show you where the pieces go? There’s this jumbled pile of hues and patterns and images, and some of them are obvious while others might be miniscule specks of color. It easy to begin the puzzle, organizing the shapes,…
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Preposterous
I’m spluttering! This is preposterous! In Canada a superior court judge ruled that a 12-year-old girl was “excessively punished” by her father when he wouldn’t allow her to attend a school camping trip because she broke the rules in her home. How did she break the rules? Well, she posted pictures of herself on the…
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Wednesday Worship: The Door
I can’t believe it’s been twelve weeks of Wednesday Worship! I just want to let y’all know how much I have loved hearing the ways God is teaching you through music, and my heart has been ministered to by you. Thank you! This week I heard a song I hadn’t heard before by Jill Phillips,…
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Piercings
The words fly out of my mouth before I think, a response of frustration to the pesterings of my six-year-old. “I am trying to nap, and I’m getting no sleep because of YOU.” Big eyes search my face questioning, a hesitation, a quavering voice, “But Mom, I need your help.” My irritation breaks. My words…
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My Hero
The day after I was diagnosed with breast cancer, there was a knock at our front door. I opened it to see the beloved face of my father, eyes full of tears. “I just had to see you.” he said, throat knotted with emotion. And I threw myself into the arms that have held me…
A Spring of Joy 