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There Is Someone Waiting for Me
I typed the destination into my GPS. I was headed to a retreat for a group of women who had been in a Bible Study together for 40 years. I felt honored to be asked to lead them. The first … Continue reading →
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections
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Tagged Bible Study, childhood, Father, God, home, listen, love, mother, parents, retreat, road
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I’m Going to Have a Childhood!
These words came from a retirement-aged lady whose life has been traumatized by a childhood that was abducted by neglect and abuse. The full quote is “I’m going to have a childhood in spite of my mother.” She said, in … Continue reading →
Posted in Stories
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Tagged aging eyes, birthday, childhood, friend, God, reflection, swings
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One More Contact to Delete
I received a phone call this week that was unwelcome but not unexpected. My childhood friend had died. This is the letter I wrote to her children: We live in a world that measures success but not faithfulness. … Continue reading →
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Tagged appointment, bath tub, breath, childhood, faithful servant, friend, heart, heritage, laugh, memorial service, Norway, oxygen, phone call, trip
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Quilting Old Memories
What do you do when after 50 years you have a whole weekend to spend with your best friend from childhood? The natural place for us to start was to get in the car and drive to and through the … Continue reading →
Christmas Memories from Childhood-Part One
This is the first post, in of series of three, of Christmas memories from my childhood. I didn’t know then that the yearly adventure of getting our Christmas tree would set the standard so high that getting a tree in any other … Continue reading →
I Didn’t Know We Were Poor
I didn’t know we were poor. I had a long conversation today with a friend from my childhood. Her reflections on her growing up years reminded me that I knew back then what I still know now; her family was poor. … Continue reading →
Hedvig-Part Three
This is the conclusion of a story which first posted on Monday, August 22, 2011 and continued on Wedesday, August 24, 2011. With a look that betrayed this next idea as part of a plan, Hedvig asked me if I would … Continue reading →
Quilting Old Memories
What do you do when after 50 years you have a whole weekend to spend with your best friend from childhood? The natural place for us to start was to get in the car and drive to and through the … Continue reading →
