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What Are You Clinging To?
My 2 year old granddaughter, Mackenzie, was having a tough time the other morning. I was due to take her to daycare (which has happened numerous times before and never been a problem). But this day her strong little arms … Continue reading
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What difference does it make?
If you know me at all you know that I am a Christian. I am a believer in Jesus Christ and I try to live my life in a way that pleases Him. Every day I fall woefully short – … Continue reading
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Closing the door
We all open and close doors every day: doors to our house or apartment, garage doors, office doors, classroom doors, bathroom doors, bedroom doors, car doors … on and on. Like everyone, I opened and closed a lot of doors today, … Continue reading
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Those last few days
This week I am reliving those last few days before my Dad passed away one year ago. Last October 20th found my dad in the hospital. He was pretty much bedridden and unable to stand unless assisted by 2 people. … Continue reading
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A Walk to Remember
Yesterday I went for a walk with my 17 month old granddaughter, Madison Joy. It was a walk to remember. Basically, Maddie set the course and I followed – keeping watch. She toddled around observing the big wide world and experimenting with her place in it. … Continue reading
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When All the Touchstones are Gone
A month ago my Dad died. Almost 2 weeks ago we moved my Mom, who deals with dementia, into a seniors’ residence. Now we are beginning the lengthy process of tidying up and cleaning out the family home of 64 years. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Changes, Choices, Death, Decision, Family, Hope, Provision, Testing/Trials
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A Tale of Two Stories
This past week our grand-daughters, Sophie (almost 6) and Alivia (3), were spending sister time together at home. Here’s what happened, as reported by their mom: Sophie: “hey Livie, let’s play Moses and pharaoh. I’ll be Moses. LET MY PEOPLE … Continue reading
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A Story of Babies and Dogs and Love
This is a story of babies and dogs and love. Let me explain. At 9:21 pm two evenings ago our son and daughter-in-law gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Because they’d been at the hospital since early morning, our daughter Bethany who … Continue reading
Learning to Read
Recently my daughter-in-law, Heather, posted a cool video on facebook. It depicted a momentous event in the life of our 5 year old granddaughter, Sophie. She was reading! I detected the excitement in Sophie’s voice as the markings on the page … Continue reading
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On becoming a Sexagenarian
Tomorrow I will become a sexagenarian. I will be turning 60 years old. I can hardly believe it! Six decades of living … six zero … six times ten. Put another way it means I have turned 20 three times; or … Continue reading
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