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Savoring September: Small Miracles
Remembering that God cares about the small things and if it matters to me, it matters to Him. (Asher’s zinnias planted by friends and revived)
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Signs of Life
Now, I’ve got crayons rolling around in the floorboard of my car Bicycles all over my driveway, bats and balls all over my yard And there’s a plastic man from outer space sitting in my chair The signs of life are everywhere (~SCC) They called over and over again, “Bye, Mom! Bye! I love you!…
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First Day
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. (~Anais Nin)
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Bittersweet Dance Steps
When she was born, our doctor yelled (literally) triumphantly, “It’s a girl!” The nurses cheered, I cried, and Brian just grinned, looking a bit shell-shocked. (He was convinced we were having another boy, and because there are just so few surprises left in life, we had decided to not find out what we were having…
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Still Not Enough
The cooler sat on our front porch with a note… our Sunday dinner delivered by a friend. As I pulled off the lid and began to lift food out, the tears fell freely. It seemed I would never stop reaching in and pulling more out. All this food, such a blessing… And not just today.…