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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Wednesday (March 2010)
They say New York City has reached the 60s. I am only a little bitter. When I was there we had 16 inches of snow dumped on us. I kept insisting that it wasn’t my fault but no one seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Journey to Judah
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Sunrise (February 2010)
Josh is preaching through Deuteronomy on Sunday evenings. The theme of this great book emerges over and over and over. It is God alone with whom you have to do. God alone who saves. God alone who demands total and … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Ebenezer and Hannah, Journey to Judah
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2010 (January 2010)
To call our Christmas holiday a whirlwind makes the whirlwind seem like a calm oasis of peace. Normal people usually spread out the most important events of life so there is time to savor each one. Not my family! I … Continue reading
Posted in Ebenezer and Hannah
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Christmas Greetings (December 2009)
Josh and I aren’t sending out Christmas cards this year. But I do want to say thank you to all you wonderful people who read this blog. I am grateful for you. Josh and I love your comments. Thank you … Continue reading
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Simplicity Costs Everything (November 2009)
This morning, over coffee, I came across this from T.S. Eliot. What does it mean to be a Christian? “A condition of complete simplicity/ (Costing not less than everything).” I was astonished at the resounding response I felt in my … Continue reading
Posted in Ebenezer and Hannah, Suffering
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The Seasons of Hillside (October 2009)
If it were up to my hubby our babies would have been buried on our church property. I think it would be wonderful to go to worship every Lord’s Day with a poignant reminder of those who now worship perfectly … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Ritual, Ebenezer and Hannah
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All The Time (September 2009)
At Covenant College I learned to say, “God is good. All the time. All the time. God is good.” I’m not sure where it came from or how it started but it was part of our college liturgy so much … Continue reading
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I lift up my eyes to the hills (August 2009)
It’s always hard to leave a place that means everything happy and secure, and it’s increasingly difficult to leave the fellowship of my family. But, in the days since we have returned home, I have realized how much the Lord … Continue reading
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Signing Off…for just a bit (July 2009)
We’re headed to the Rockies, and the best vacation spot in the world for a whole lovely month. We are looking forward to long walks, much reading and most of all quiet. The kind of quiet that sinks way down … Continue reading
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All Now Mysterious (July 2009)
I suppose everyone who suffers wrestles with the question of, “Why?” It seems like there should be comfort in understanding the reasons for heartbreak. There is nothing worse than meaningless suffering – suffering that has no point to it, no … Continue reading
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Delights and Shadows 