Month: June 2008
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I Wish…
I sat beside her for 35 minutes. Violet was her name. She was in her eighties and was leaving her nursing home in 3 days, and she couldn’t stop talking about how ready she was to drive a car again. We had come, our small group of college students, to sing in a local nursing…
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Hot Dog!
Okay, so I know y’all are just dying to see if Micah actually wore his pirate costume and walked backwards down the aisle at the wedding this past Saturday, but you will have to wait with bated breath a while longer. My sweet friend, Beth, is in town, and spending time with her is a…
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Even More Things…
…that make me thankful. 66. First licks of ice cream in a pink cone. Delight. Joy. Warm snuggles after bath. Vacation Bible School. Learning about Jesus. Worshipping together. Cousins. “Funderstorms!” Watching hail bounce. Awed by God’s power. The way Grandma’s eyes light up each time she sees a grandchild. Watermelon bites and drips and messes…
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Pirate Lessons
Finally, time to sit and write about the past two weeks, which have been crazy (pronounce that CUH-RAAAY-ZEEEEE) with a high pitched squeal and you’ll hear what’s been going through my head for a while. Kind of sad, isn’t it. Not much going on in there, huh? We’ve had Brian’s parents and sister’s family visiting,…
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Wednesday Worship: Thankful
Last week I picked up a copy of the Vacation Bible School CD for my children to be listening to in preparation for this week. I put it in the player in our van, and out belted the theme song for their “Power Lab” excitement. Then came on a song called Thankful. And I sat…
A Spring of Joy 