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It’s All In A Name: Part One
A woman of noble character Who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. (Proverbs 31:10) Audrey. Noble strength. A name chosen because it means the same as her daddy’s. Although she is the spitting image of me as a child, I would give anything for her to carry the noble strength that so…
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Wednesday Worship: Mighty To Save
Yesterday afternoon I sat in Brian’s office downtown and looked around at the pictures he has plastered everywhere of our family. Two black and white ones caught my eye. They are both of me. In the first I am holding our three-month-old Bella. My hair is long. I have no glasses. There are long lashes…
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Finding Bridesmaids
“They say we go to college to find our husbands, but I’m convinced we go to college to find our bridesmaids.” These words, uttered Saturday from the maid of honor at the wedding we were attending, struck me. Across the reception hall, I looked at my friend, Beth, the maid of honor from my own…
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To Know And Be Known
The only option as I see it, is this delicate weaving of action and celebration, of intention and expectation. Let’s act, read, protest, protect, picket, learn, advocate for, fight against, but let’s be careful that in the midst of all that accomplishing and organizing, we don’t bulldoze over a world that’s teeming with beauty and…
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The Perfect Jedi Party
In January, our oldest turned seven. One day before I began treatment for my thyroid cancer. Last January, our oldest turned six. The same day as my last chemo treatment for my breast cancer. Both years he had the flu for his birthday. The poor kid can’t catch a break. But he has never complained.…
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A Spring of Joy 