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It’s about time…

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Okay, be honest: did anybody oversleep yesterday? Show up for church an hour late? Forget to turn your clocks back? We've been known to be an hour early for church when Daylight Savings Time ends in the fall, but we never forget in the spring! Never! Oh how I love that extra glorious hour of daylight! I must admit though, that changing over to Daylight Savings Time is a temporary full-time job … [Read more...]

A Gift From the Past

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My parents live in California, where I was born and raised.  They come to Texas for frequent visits, however, and on one recent visit my dad gave me a savings bond that my Great Grandmother Monninger had given to me when I was little.  He'd filed it away for safekeeping alongside other documents and as the years -- then the decades -- slid past had forgotten about it.  When he came across it a few … [Read more...]

Spiritual NICU

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It is a pleasure to welcome my friend, Christine Bierma, as my guest on this week's post. Christine is a talented young writer who posted this touching story on her blog, atrustworthysaying.com. We both know Baby Lucy's parents and continue in prayer for this precious little one who was born at only 28 weeks. Recently I've spent many days inside the halls of the Rush University NICU while a … [Read more...]

A Room with a View

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We're moving again. But only about five miles up the road. After growing up on a farm in South Georgia and living in the same house until I was an adult, I've moved a lot in my life. On the farm, we didn't own the old house we lived in but my daddy bought a cute little house in town and decided to retire and move my mama (and me, the last remaining child at home and the baby of seven children). … [Read more...]

If only graves could speak…

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This past Sunday, Joe and I took a quick day trip to see some friends in Winchester, Tennessee. While there, the four of us went on a long walk, and we strolled all around the neighborhood. Curt and Dana had mentioned that there were some "old graves" back in the woods. So, of course, I made a beeline for the woods! These graves were originally located by a church that stood in Winchester … [Read more...]

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