(Don’t forget to visit Chatting At the Sky and read what others have unwrapped this past week.) Somewhere along the way, I bought into the line that good moms do all these great things with their kids. They take the kids to aquariums, parks, museums, libraries, and zoos. Frequently. And I thought that the measure…

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A fellow sister-at-heart who still walks the difficult road of rearing a medically-complex child sent me this beautiful jar with glass beads and Psalm 56:8.It sits on our mantel as a reminder that these tears are temporary. Psalm 56:8You have kept count of my tossings;put my tears in your bottle.Are they not in your book?…

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I thought I’d share a small snippet of the story I’m writing this month. One of the rules of NaNoWriMo is NO editing, so as badly as it pains me to share this without editing, I’m going to go ahead. When I re-read it just now, I think it’s rather skeletal, somewhat black and white.…

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A few weeks ago, a friend challenged me to do two things: Approach each day, all day long, with no expectations. Accept when my agenda gets changed.  She encouraged me that if I can open my heart and mind to whatever people and circumstances bring to me, instead of focusing on my plans and how…

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(Click the image to visit Chatting At the Sky and see what others have unwrapped this past week.) This hymn, whose tune I do not know, was the small gift uncovered in a book I’m reading. It is my prayer this week as God continues to patiently guide this wandering, foolish, foolhardy sheep onto firm…

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(image courtesy of Spirit & Truth Fellowship International) “The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always…

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