Friday, December 20 2024 - 4:30 PM

Inspire

Bless the Waitress

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Dear God: Our waitress is there every Sunday afternoon when we go through the buffet line. “Rony.” And I sometimes think about her life, that …

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Digging Out the Truth

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Can you imagine if everything you focused your mind on today was captured on film and made into a vast collage—hanging out there for all …

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Painful Learning

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With my first pregnancy and delivery, I got my Ph.D. in pain. Looking back now, what makes me most sad is remembering how innocent I …

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My Exploding Schedule

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Help God: I’d like to call a timeout from my schedule and have some soothing “Enya” quiet time with you, but today’s one of those …

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Well Connected

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Dear God: I’m pretty connected. After all, I work at my computer all day and sometimes into the night and have full access to email. …

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Mom’s Birthday

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Dear God: I want to thank you for Mom. Today, we celebrated her 83rd birthday, and she’s still well and happy. She misses Dad, sure; …

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A Life of Purpose

At 55 I found myself alone, my life seemingly without purpose. As a single mom for many years, just keeping myself and my four sons …

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The Color of Contentment

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How do we achieve contentment? People have asked this question since the beginning of time. Families that live in mansions are sometimes miserable, while the …

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What the Birds Teach

girl riding bike

I pulled my eyes away from the computer screen and looked out the window at the birds and squirrels. They were at it again. Two …

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