IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL “Most people lose it on Heartbreak Hill.” My youngest daughter runs. She runs distance and marathons. She is a fast little thing yet strong like steel. Like steel, she
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IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL “Most people lose it on Heartbreak Hill.” My youngest daughter runs. She runs distance and marathons. She is a fast little thing yet strong like steel. Like steel, she
Read moreSnow. I grew up in Pittsburgh. Snow is in our DNA. I remember walking to elementary school with snow up to my hips, then sitting on the heated floor in the “cloak room” to dry
Read moreKeep your eyes open. Maybe we keep a lookout on our neighbors’ house while they are out of town. Perhaps we look for a friend’s lost pet. Or, we watch for a specific job ad
Read moreI hear and read it often: abuse begets abuse. The victim becomes the abuser. I understand the tendencies, but I have to declare that the quote is not a physical law. I am one who
Read moreI’m not going to say, I have good news and bad news, since that’s not true. But I am going to share good news and God news. And this particular news piece features an extraordinary
Read more“ . . . the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after
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