Month: April 2013

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Apr 30, 2013

Mother happy ‘at’ juicy details, but not the shenanigans

Driving along on the way to church, he chirps it from his throne behind Daddy. “My teacher was happy at me.” It’s the Cheerful Little Cricket, our newest scholar who

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Apr 26, 2013

That’s what Mama says

Boy, that was fun. When you’re six like me, a kindergarten field trip is a really big deal. I was so excited that Mama said I vibrated for days, I

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Apr 23, 2013

Prime time may not be ready for this family–or those numbers

It reads like a novel. Some days, a tragedy; others, a comedy, but always a volatile plot line. A friend, observing the action, said, “You should make a sitcom about

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Apr 18, 2013

The language of tears

It’s the Boston marathon. This year, 26,839 people have entered, signing their names to a race that will mean blood, sweat and tears in a 26.2-mile test of endurance. Then

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Apr 16, 2013

“Israelites” look to flee “Egypt,” unhappy over rules

It was the second time through that did it. I’d found it once already, counted it up and gave it back. A day or two later, kneeling on the rug

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Apr 15, 2013

The Son is breaking

Stepping outside, I see it. The sun, it’s peeking, leaking light across the back fence just there at the edge of the world. I stop for a moment on the

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Apr 11, 2013

“Even crooked sticks can be used”

“Crooked sticks.” He’s reading from Matthew. There, Jesus is assembling his starting lineup, some of those He’s chosen to go the distance. By looking at who He’s picking, won’t it

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Apr 09, 2013

In marriage, it’s North and South, spicy and sweet

I could scarcely believe it. Why, it was hardly American, not to love it like that. To skip it right over, to pass it right up. To go for the

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Apr 03, 2013

Rather, em-brace

I stop. Oh. Huh. And I listen. “You should be waiting with eager expectation.” Waiting. To see what I, the Great I Am, will do. Goodness. So Father’s looked at

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Apr 02, 2013

Old phone fades, replaced by VSP (Very Smart Phone) in mother’s BOP

For months, it had nestled there in the pocket on the back. Upstairs and down, wherever The Girl went, it had gone as well. To the back room, doing laundry.

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