A socially distant Mother’s Day? While on a recent video meeting, I found myself reminiscing with one of my sons about the Mother’s Day gardens we sowed, games we played, and the stories we shared.
Read moreLook around. It might surprise you how God can use you as a fill-in family member to someone who desperately needs one.
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A time for everything? We’re told these are uncertain times. What about yesterday, last year, or twenty years from now? Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Isn’t any time an uncertain time? As we pray
Read more“Listen to me, Mom!” “I am listening, honey.” “No, you’re not.” “Yes, I am. I’ve heard every word you said.” “But, Mom, I need you to listen with your eyes. Mom then sets aside her
Read moreNow that we are all (or almost all) hunkered down to protect ourselves and each other from the pandemic, let’s rethink our relationships. And what do our relationships there look like? Most of our personal
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My father had the gift of gentleness. How well I remember the tender touch of my his hand, spreading from shoulder blade to shoulder blade. He always knew when I was struggling. The caress was
Read moreDear God, You okay up there? By all appearances, your world has gone mad. Panicked in a way I’ve never seen. Our nightly television screens remind us how we’ve declined so quickly. Grocery store shelves
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Perfect Father My dad had a way of warming hearts with his smile. If he were here today, my twenty-one-year-old son might say, “Pop’s authentic,” but, Noah never met him. My husband and three older
Read morePossibly, if you are like me, the last thing you feel like doing when someone hurts you is respond with gentleness. Especially when we feel justified in responding in a way that will inflict as
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A love of a lifetime… I remember the vow my husband and I made to love each other until, when old and gray, death would part us. It wasn’t something I’d ever dwell on. Death
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