Category: Following Jesus
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Foster Parenting and Loving my Neighbor – Luke 10:33-37
When I received the call from Carla the DHS case worker, I knew the conversation would likely change our lives forever. One of her charges, a seven-year-old, needed a foster home right away. Would we take her? Fostering with love Jerry and I prayed about it and accepted. As Carla described the little girl, I tried to stay…
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Finding my Lost Voice – Psalm 89:1
I’m not sure when I stopped raising my voice. As a child, I’d holler and romp around the neighborhood, climbing trees to yodel like Tarzan. And there was delight in screaming for joy when we played tag. At church I’d stand in front of the congregation singing with my family in our three-part harmonies. But…
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How I Left the Needy Woman Behind – Psalm 81:10
I didn’t want to be her, the person who walks through life with her mind wrapped only around herself, but that’s who I became. Convinced my bouts with emotional distress were caused by my husband’s shortcomings, I launched into my complaints, salting them with tears. Jerry didn’t know how to help, and he learned to dread my “we need to talk”…
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Taking the Kids on an Anniversary Trip – Deuteronomy 5:16
Does it seem odd to you that a couple would want their children along on their anniversary trip? Don’t most parents yearn to get away and escape their families? Not mine. My folks celebrated their sixty-first wedding anniversary last week, and they’re used to spending huge blocks of time alone together – one of the perks of being their age.…
