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Continue reading →: My mom
11/4/2024 Dearest Mom, It is still November 3rd here in North Dakota, but November 4th in Gulfport. I pray for you as you rest. I pray that you know how much you are loved and that you can fathom the impact your life has made on so many people. Happy…
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Continue reading →: Perspective
I chose not to fly first class….. But I was honored to sit next to a precious soul that explained she hadn’t flown in 10 years, had been up since 2 a.m. checking on their livestock and couldn’t figure out how to make her seatbelt work. Her son’s 60th birthday…
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Continue reading →: Exodus 14:14
‘The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still’ Many within my circle have walked next to me while I needed to be still. I know this verse was not written specifically FOR ME, but I identify with it more than I want to admit. In my…
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Continue reading →: Penelope
“I wanted to name you Penelope, and imagined everyone would call you Penny.” said my mom when I asked her about my name. It is another story for another time, but my mother brought me into this world in a foreign country, alone, at the age of 22. I left…
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Continue reading →: The “Elderly” Project
Occasionally, well, more than occasionally, my students will try to guess my age. Most haven’t figured out the power of deduction and reason Just yesterday I led a discussion with the question: “What is your earliest memory?” “I remember being born!” Raising my eyebrows and lowering my head to look…
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