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The Things We Do for Love

In: Family on: December 5, 2024

The old 1970s song “The Things We Do for Love” ran through my head often last week. And while it’s a song about romantic love, my context was the love of parents for children and grandparents for grandchildren.  You …

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We are home

In: Faith, Family on: November 24, 2023

WE. ARE. IN. The furniture is back. Some pictures are on the wall. Everything is complete except the shower glass (which should be installed next week) and dealing with a broken granite piece on the back of my vanity …

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A Christmasy Kind of Thanksgiving

In: Family on: November 26, 2021

On the years when we have all our kids on Thanksgiving, we also celebrate Christmas. This tradition began because several of us are gift-givers by nature and we didn't want to miss out on the joy of being with people as they …

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Thankfulness and Praise

In: Faith on: November 10, 2021

I was late to the Thankfulness list movement, mostly because I tend to shun things “everyone” is doing. But eventually I got there. In fact, I’ve been doing a Thankful list for so long that I am now closing in on 10,000 …

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Grateful. Thankful. Blessed.

In: Faith on: November 18, 2020

A week until Thanksgiving, but I'm looking back over this year and recognizing God's kind hand of blessing in so many circumstances. Come read about it over on Inspired by Life ... and Fiction! …

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