It’s as though we are sitting in a chair a few feet away, but they have forgotten we are here…
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The sun peeked out from behind a tree early one morning on my walk.
Everything was ready when the doorbell rang. My heart leapt. It was time…
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A Saturday night in the middle of summer, and I was at home working upstairs. It was just me and my two Labs. My desk showed evidence of an impending article deadline…
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Vegetables. I wasn't a fan. Under duress and my parents' watchful eyes, I would take a bite of green beans and shiver as it went down. And I thought for sure that squash would be the death of me...
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Windows down, sunlight shining overhead, the road stretching before me. It was Memorial Day weekend, but out here, there were no crowds, no traffic to speak of…
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A field of clover I saw on a recent walk
Squirming, talking, looking out the window at the sunshine. We could not keep still. Finally, the last school bell would ring, and out of the building we would fly…
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"Wow. Can you believe it?"
"I know. I love it."
We walked through the empty rooms, our shoes resounding on the hardwoods, our voices echoing off the walls.
We had just said goodbye to the former homeowners…
"He is Not Here!"
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ...
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