Cherish, As You Are Cherished

Cherish, As You Are Cherished

I met a woman this past week who had given birth back in the summer and she was at that stage where all she wanted was a night’s sleep. Her baby had started out having his days and nights turned around, then he’d gotten one ear infection after another. She’d taken six...
Cherish, As You Are Cherished

Who Do You Say I Am?

I was reading a newspaper article not long ago about Donald Trump giving a speech at the Values Voter Summit where he announced he was going to put Christ back in Christmas, for which I’m sure Christ is grateful. Jesus had been trying to get back into Christmas, but...
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The Staying Power of Grace

I was at the doctor’s this past week, waiting for my name to be called. There was nothing to read except for some brochures on cholesterol placed there by a pharmaceutical company. I never read those brochures because I’m very open to suggestion. If I read about heart...
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Trapped In Amber

This was our first Thanksgiving without Mom, which put everyone in a funk, except for Madeline, who seemed not to notice her great-grandmother’s absence and was therefore her usual cheerful self, pulling the rest of us out of the dumps by the sheer force of her...
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Our First Enthusiasm

The weekend before last, when we had our Books and Brunch event, our daughter-in-law brought our granddaughter to the meetinghouse, which made it a morning filled with my three favorite things–bacon, books, and Madeline. After we ate, Madeline wanted to explore...