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Category: Inspiration and Heroes
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"A good laugh is sunshine in a house." ~William Makepeace Thackeray We were already running late to church this morning when we spotted him, a little dirty-white fluff of a dog at the top of our dirt road near the highway. I knew before he asked that Daniel would want to get out and…
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I spotted it when I stepped out onto the front porch one morning this past week, in between trips to Houston. I noticed the fossil first, thinking it had fallen from its spot on the windowsill above the bench where it now rested. Then I realized it had been placed there to…
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Saturday morning my dad finally got an answer to his prayers: He went to be with the Lord. In his honor, I'm reposting this letter I wrote to him here a few years ago… Dear Daddy, All of my life, you've been right here, holding my hand – loose when I needed loose,…
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Back then it was slumber parties…scary stories…dancing…eating junk food…wrapping houses…riding bikes…prank calls…boys… Back then Rae was the life of the party…always on the move…full of ideas…as playful and mischievous as a puppy… Fast forward forty-four years and things haven't changed very much, thank goodness! We're still having slumber parties where we tell scary stories about…
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One of the first and best gifts my parents ever gave me was my big sister, or "See-uh-stuh" as I called her for the first few years – I don't remember when I switched to Brenda. How do people make it through life without a sister? ~Sara Corpening I've asked myself this question so many…
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A year ago today, I whispered goodbye to this man and promised him I'd help keep an eye on his beloved wife. It's hard to believe a whole year has gone by without him…until I stop and think of all that has happened in that time. So many changes. Much happiness and laughter,…
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We've been on a rollercoaster ride with my parents the past two days…my sister, Brenda, on the front lines with them, dealing with EMS and emergency rooms…me on the receiving end of texts and phone updates from her. It started yesterday, when Daddy apparently had a mini-stroke. The sweet! of it is he made…
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Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. -Nido Qubein Driving home along a near-empty toll road tonight, the horizon beside me suddenly came colorfully alive with beautiful fireworks. Great timing, because inside I was celebrating the 100 I had just made on the final exam of my…
Long Hollow 