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No Matter the Season
“No matter the season, the song is the same.” My dad and I were discussing how hard the winter months will be this year. Taking down the Christmas decorations and sending kids back to college and increased cases with the pandemic. The cold, dark days feel a bit more dreary. Then the call came in […]
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This morning my Bella read our daily Advent reading to me. If you look closely, you can see the script on the inside of the book, a gift from my dear friend, Bethy. We had to stop several times while Bella read because I was so sick. I’ve been up since four a.m. with nausea […]
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The Mountains We Cross
“Trusting God when the miracle does not come, when the urgent prayer gets no answer, when there is only darkness… This is the kind of faith that can be developed and displayed only in the midst of difficult circumstances. This is the kind of faith that cannot be shaken because it is the result of […]
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For today…
… simple today. Outside my open window…birds chirping in a harmonious call and response… neighbor mowing spring’s early growth. I am thinking…about generosity and how we are all human. I am thankful for…children who are faithful to serve when asked, a cozy bed for after-chemo recovery, technology that connects when we can’t be together, porch […]
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God Can, God Cares
Recently, in my Facebook memories, a picture popped up of Bri and me with dear friends who were our campus ministry leaders at JMU many years ago. I wrote: On Friday, they stopped by to see us, and it was sheer gift to laugh and cry, to reminisce and to dream, to see through it […]
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A Spring of Joy 