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Apr 01, 2022

Why Disney’s fall can help us

It came from, of all places, Disney. If you follow the news, you will know that in recent days, company executives have come forward, revealing their bold agenda. They have

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Mar 15, 2022

Found and held by Love

It was in last night’s phone call that he said it. Our oldest-of-four sons was talking with his dad, and there it came. “God let me weave my own web,” he

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Feb 15, 2022

“First of all, we are not afraid”

It was her opening words that grabbed me. “First of all, we are not afraid,” she said. In fact, every time the government decides to further suspend our civil liberties,

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Feb 08, 2022

“Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers”

It’s quiet in the house. All of my men are at school or at work, and it’s just me. Well, me and Garth Brooks. Down in the basement, things are

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Jan 29, 2022

For every suffering “when,” a glorious “then”

In the Big Apple, they’re suffering. I happened to hear the latest as I was sitting on hold the other day, waiting to speak to Mr. Snerdley on his show.

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Jan 25, 2022

Through a frosted glass, His eye

Through the window, I see him. Outlined in the frosted glass as he waits for the bus, The Cub is standing watch. His bright-red backpack is centered solidly on his

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Jan 19, 2022

At first glance, “Don’t judge”

It’s Saturday afternoon. After a whirlwind holiday season, the dust is slooowly settling, and I’m desperate for some time with Mr. Schrock. It’s true. Nothing makes me happier than having

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Dec 28, 2021

“What if” it’s the year of no shame?

What if this is the year where shame has no place at the table? No voice? The damnable thing about shame is that it seeks to silence. To make us

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Dec 27, 2021

For the one with dry bones, “What if?”

It was the year of the lemon. Of all of the official family trees, it was the worst. The slightest sneeze from another room, a stamp of the foot upon

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Dec 21, 2021

What Twila Knows

The door slams. The bottom 50% of the boys (i.e., numbers three and four) are leaving to run errands. Sounds of the season, they stream from the Bose, and the

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