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Holy Ground
Holy ground, where are you now? The place Jesus stood before the High Priest… Do you still remember? Where are you, dirt, which the...
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Trees, Hope, And Waiting For Sunday
I sometimes want to be a tree. I want to blow in the breeze, feel the rain on my branches, shelter birds and squirrels and...
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The Battle for Joy
I just woke up early in my daughter’s home. There are no sounds of our freshly born granddaughter, Parker, or her mother or father. I...
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Cultivating Space
My husband says to our children, “If I disappear, look for me in a Goodwill store!” His fear stems from the reality that I have...
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Ponder
I have always loved the wise men. As a young child, it was my favorite part of the Christmas Eve pageant in our beautiful church....
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Bombarded
I have been feeling bombarded. The news feed on my phone compounded with radio and television news shows have left me penned in with too...
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The Mystery I Live
Our scars travel with us through life. Not just our own scars, but scars of our friends and family that become the fabric of who...
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Recycling, Shame, and Ambivalence
When I dropped our recyclable container at the end of the street, I noticed that our address had been worn off. I then drove down...
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