(This is a blog I originally posted in October, 2007. My husband Scott wrote the following article about how Christians may interact with the holiday of Halloween if costumed children show up at your front door on Trick-or-Treat, or Beggar’s Night, or whatever your community calls it.)What are your plans for trick-or-treat this year? Will…

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…but of late I’ve been questioning God’s judgment in selecting me as the mother of four children. Granted, They* took one of our kids back — I hope that wasn’t because I flunked out of motherhood-of-four. I would not have self-identified as a mother of four, especially when our oldest needed absolutely everything done for…

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Eleven years ago, a starry-eyed young couple stumbled tearily through their wedding vows in a simple little church surrounded by a small group of friends and family. They celebrated after with cake, finger foods, and lots of hugs and well-wishes. Showered with bubbles, they waltzed off into their life together. Sometimes I look at that…

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I’ve been listening to, singing along, and worshiping with the group Selah since Elli was born. Some friends gave us the group’s first CD, Be Still My Soul. Elli loved their trio-sound and their soulful renditions of old favorites as well as their new music. When I heard the song “Unredeemed” from Selah’s newest CD…

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The morning air was crisp and fall-like, and the sun was just peaking over the covers. Like the day Elli died. Perhaps that’s why I felt drawn there. She has been on my mind a lot lately. Elli’s cemetery is about 1 1/2 miles away on foot, as best as I can guess. Normally, I…

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