Alienated

One of my boys would hide behind the full-length curtains in the front room when he had done something he shouldn’t. He didn’t realize at age two I could see his feet sticking out beneath the hem. His silence was also a dead giveaway. If it got quiet in the…

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Be Sweet

A few days ago I asked my husband a question, forgetting the adage “don’t ask a question if you don’t want to know the answer!” I asked him if he noticed anything different about me. Recently I had a new hairdo, and I wondered if he noticed. Well, he didn’t…

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Knowing God

I heard a statement recently that caused me to consider the depth of its meaning. “You won’t love what you don’t know.” This turned my thoughts to man’s relationship with God. Is it because many don’t know God’s character that they do not choose to have a relationship with Him?…

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Storms

When I was a little girl, one of our family’s favorite ways to spend a lazy, sunny Saturday afternoon consisted of driving to a nearby lake, renting a rowboat and doing some serious fishing. Mom sat contentedly taking in the scene, and my little sister and I dangled our hands…

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