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A Christmas Message
Post Views = 1501Welcome, all wonders in one sight!Eternity shut in a span;Summer in winter; day in night;Heaven in earth, and God in man.Great little one, whose all-embracing birthLifts earth to heaven, stoops heaven to earth. By Richard Crenshaw This moment I have been longing for with great anticipation, is finally here. This is me,…
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The Best Christmas Tradition Ever
Post Views = 1353Recently, I heard my three daughters talking about their excitement about Christmas. These are the things I heard from my 24-year-old, and 23-year-old, and 14-year old. “I love Christmas. It’s my favorite time of the year.” “We’ll be there for Christmas eve and Christmas morning. But our Christmas eve is my favorite…
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Book Review: Last Stop On The Z Train (and other fantastic stories to read while waiting for the train)
Post Views = 1767Stories by Jason Storbakken Paintings by Pairoj Pichetmetakul Like the subtitle suggests, this is a book of individual stories you can read quickly anytime and anywhere, on the subway or on a plane, at the doctor’s office or while waiting for your kid to finish baseball practice, at a stoplight or any…
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The Mystery of Salvation
Post Views = 1066We toss around the phrase “you need to be saved.” But what does it really mean? And if we look at the life of Jesus, whom we follow, how did he use it? Who did he praise for their faith? To whom did he proclaim salvation had come? Have we made “being…
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I Am Child
Post Views = 1821I am Child. I awake to a world of color and shapes and textures. It is all new: new sounds (hear that chirp?) and new smells (mmm, can I have a taste?) and new feelings (I’m jumping up and down!). I want to run to the edge of that view, To hug…
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A Question For Parents
Post Views = 2106What is my role as a parent? I’ve asked myself that question so many times. And I’ve answered it in myriad different ways throughout the years. (And I’ve been a parent for over 24 years now.) I used to see my parental role as helping my child to become like me. That…