Mother’s Day weekend 2013, a mixed-Pyrenees pup joined our family–not long after our adopted daughter, having suffered great loss, too, joined us at the age of almost three. Unlike our other dogs who were purely
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Loving a Neighbor
The second is equally important: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Mark 12:31 NLT The note clung tightly to the storm door, held there by a piece of strong tape used by the delivery person. The
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February is the month for love. We celebrate those close to us and have no problem loving them. Well, most of the time. Uh, some of the time. Okay, once in a while. But what
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When I was nine-years-old my family traveled to Beijing, China. The air is thick and smoggy. The streets are chaotic. The people mash together like an overfilled can of sardines. I was the only blonde
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Not too long ago, a visitor came to town. I met with her briefly in my office and arranged a couple of meetings for her. I gave her my phone number and told her if
Read moreLoving your Neigbours and Retaining Your Sanity: What Would Jesus Do?
View from back porch of our house in Laos So I have a What Would Jesus Do problem. I don’t usually use the WWJD phrase, even in my own private thought life much less out
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