If only. If only bubble wrap protection would do the job. Before our son left to study abroad in Paris, I searched high and low for protective measures. I stocked his first aid kit with medications for common ailments. We talked about how to stay safe in a foreign country and where he could go […]
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Each fall, the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds linger at my feeder a few weeks longer than I expect them to. Their visits to and from my deck occur at an increasingly frenetic pace as September rolls along. If two or more of these little winged spitfires cross paths, they chatter and chase each other waging an all
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Have you fought a few rounds with worry lately? More often than we would like, many of us find ourselves in the ring trying to knock worry out. We fret about things like beauty, money, success, health, family and …. even worry itself! Gradually, worry becomes a fact of life, part of the human condition, or
Do you worship family instead of God? I did. While my children were growing up, I gave my family priority over everything else. I devoted myself to their health, their safety, and their happiness. Getting up in the morning, my first thoughts revolved around them. What do they need? Where do they have to go
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Life’s kitchen serves up some surprising dishes, don’t you think? Sometimes we get something completely different than what we ordered, and there’s no sending it back. Sometimes it’s what we ordered, but man, it’s just so disappointing. Fortunately, at times, we are also unexpectedly delighted by what we receive. Whatever the case may be, we
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