Category: The Library
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Memories
What if you couldn’t remember? “What’s a memory?” he asked. “Something warm, my child. something warm.” “What’s a memory?” he asked. “Something from long ago, me lad. Something from long ago.” “What’s a memory?” he asked. “Something that makes you cry, my boy. Something that makes you cry.” “What’s a memory?” he asked. “Something that…
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Hearing Jesus
Reading truths to my children in the morning over breakfast. Leading Little Ones to God reminds us how God is everywhere and we are never alone. I read those words this morning to my littles, and Bear leaned against my arm as we prayed, thanking God that He doesn’t leave us. “Mom?” his green eyes…
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“Making Peace With Halloween”
Jason Gray at The Rabbit Room wrote a thought-provoking post about Making Peace With Halloween. Here’s a taste: …these days my guiding conviction is that my job as a co-sanctifier with Christ is to take what is broken and do my part in reclaiming it, perhaps even making it beautiful, by God’s grace. My earlier…
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I Can’t Hear You
There is a train that goes by our house once a week, sometimes more. Off in the distance we can hear its whistle announcing its arrival. And every time that whistle blows, Bella comes running, hands over her ears, tears streaming down her face. “MOMMY! The twain! Is loud!” She screams in complete and utter…
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Labels
I hate to be labeled… I don’t tell people I like to watch super hero and science fiction because I don’t want to be labeled a geek. I don’t like driving a mini-van because I don’t want to be labeled a soccer mom. I don’t tell people I love pink and princesses and girly-girl things…
A Spring of Joy 