Month: March 2009
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Making Every Second Count… Or Not
The past week has been a difficult one for me as I have pondered my recent hospital stay. For those of you who don’t know what happened, I got a horrible skin infection in my weak arm… the one where the lymphatic system is compromised because so many nodes were removed with my cancer. The…
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And Yet More Theological Moments
Yesterday morning as Joe walked us through more of the Exodus series our church is going through, he had all the firstborn males in the room stand. It was a picture of just how many Egyptians suffered under the final plague. As I watched, my Asher stood next to his daddy, also a firstborn. He…
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Beware The Ides Of March
I’ve written a lot of posts about him… There’s this one: And In Other News… There’s this one: How Do I Love Thee? Ooooh, there’s this one: A Piece Of My Heart And this one: The Perfect Card For My Perfect Fit And none of them can sum up the amount of love in my…
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Lessons Learned From A Seven-Year-Old
First off, can I just say how hard it is to type “seven-year-old”!? When did that happen? How did that happen? He seems so old. (And don’t even tell me, “Wait until you type “seventeen-year-old”. I’m in denial that time will continue.) Last night, after reading the Bible story of Balaam and his donkey, Bri…
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Satan’s Just A Mean Ol’ Thang
The onslaught of fiery arrows has been fierce these past few days, as I have struggled through more physical, emotional and spiritual pain. I am exhausted from the daily battle against the whisperings of Satan. He’s a crafty one. Or as my sweet friend, Beth, said Sunday on the phone, “Oh, that Satan’s just a…
A Spring of Joy 