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On Birthdays after the Death of a Child

“My great-great-grandmother’s portrait hung in the university up until the Revolution. By then, the truth of their romance had been reduced to a simply fairy tale. And, while Cinderella and her prince did live happily ever after, the point, gentlemen, is that they lived.” – Grand Dame…

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Tiptoeing Through the Eggshells

No one told me how difficult marriage could be. Most of what I knew I gathered through observation. Observing my parents navigate cross-country moves and long work hours. Observing my newly-married friends enjoying one another’s company while striving to put the other first, learning the power of…

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Does God Really Love Me?

Does God really love me? Yes, He really does. God loves you with a deep, abiding love. He loves you more than you will ever know or possibly imagine. Check out John 3:16, the most recognized Bible verse: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one…

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Is Heaven for Real?

I remember the day I felt heaven kiss earth. I stood next to my youngest daughter, desperately praying for faith to believe what I could not see. I stood welcoming person after person offering condolences, sharing tears as each passed by her tiny casket. My body stood, but my mind…

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Are you there, God? It’s Me.

You’d think I was used to being the new kid. By the time I entered third grade, I had attended three different schools and lived in four different states. The last move was the second in eighteen months. I struggled to make friends because all my eight-year-old…

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