Today our guest writer is Emily Wierenga. He lay, curled tight, rolls of red, eyelids like pencil-lines. His chest battered hiccups and I cried. My three-day-old hurt and I couldn’t help. Then, teeth cut upwards, jagged white fence posts, face wrinkled tight and again, I held close, for baby breathed pain.…
Read moreI’m captivated by the Thunderbirds. The rumbling roar over Colorado Springs during football season or on graduation day gets me every time. And I’m not the only one. Cars swerve off the freeway and onto the shoulder, families gather in nearby parking lots, some watch from rooftops–just to look up.…
Read moreChange is part of life. We all know that fact, but how many of us actually like or enjoy change? Some changes are easier to handle while others require some pain, either physical or emotional. If you are like me, you like your little routine and like to keep things…
Read moreGod is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord 1 Corinthians 1:9 ESV Anyone who knows me can attest to my love for Disney. I love collecting all kinds of Disney treasures and snow globes are among my favorites. That is…
Read moreThis summer I have taken up running. Well “running” may be a loose definition of what I do; I would rather call it run-gasp-for-air-walk then repeat. Whatever it is called, it has taught me a lot about myself and possibly my Christian walk. When I start out in the morning…
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