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The Lives We Live

A Blood Transfusion

Glancing back is not pretty. Following the root system is tricky, confusing, and messy. Never mind trying to follow the branches  –  they’ve gone in so many directions it’s unclear if anyone has a complete list of where they’ve landed. Descriptions on the branches read like someone tried to incorporate all of the ‘seven deadly […]

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The Lives We Live

When Deep Grief and Deep Peace Embrace

Hospital room a few days after Thanksgiving, my sister and I on either side of a bed, watching the frail, failing body of our mother. Darkness broken only by the glow of machines designed to monitor the presence, or absence, of life. Mom has been unresponsive for a few days now. Faint echoes of hospital […]

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Inspirational

Ignore the Crows

Anyone moving forward in life has them. All who seek to grow spiritually will see them. Anyone desiring to become more and more like Jesus, to step into the fullness of God’s call on their life will hear them. The voices of the crows. The dissenters, detractors, accusers and condemners. The more you step forward, […]