“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
This is a mini-rant on my girls’ latest favorite movie: Disney’s Cinderella. I grew up on the Grimm Brothers version, complete with the gory details about the stepsisters lopping off heels and toes to fit their feet into the glass slipper. And granted, Disney is not known for getting the story straight (anyone here read [...]
Posted on October 18th, 2007 by Dove
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Posted on October 12th, 2007 by Dove
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And walkin’s what we’ll do!
This Saturday E, the kids, my dad and I will be walking (or riding in a wagon, stroller or chair) for my dad and others diagnosed with Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It’s the annual Walk to D’Feet ALS! Our team goal is to raise money to support ALS research as [...]
Posted on October 11th, 2007 by Dove
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(that’s a Public Service Announcement)
My PSA of the day: Parents, do not ignore snoring in your kids. Snoring is not normal for children and can be a symptom of a nighttime breathing problem. Lou has been waking frequently of late, crying, restless, impossible to soothe. I hate feeling helpless when my child obviously needs [...]
Posted on October 11th, 2007 by Dove
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Some dear friends of ours recently became foster parents. They’d been wanting children for several years and recently found that they would be unable to conceive. So she called me and we had many long talks about foster parenting and adopting. Two months ago they had a sweet infant boy placed with them, and their [...]
Posted on October 5th, 2007 by Dove
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E and I have been given some pretty sweet breaks in our young marriage. I could fill a book with the blessings of the past five years, but right now I’m focusing on the financial category. We have prayerfully and carefully put our financial gifts to good use, paying off student loans, establishing an emergency [...]
Posted on October 4th, 2007 by Dove
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I’ll get back to Matthew 18 soon, but here’s where I am right now, after reading a fabulous discussion on what forgiveness means, what it looks like, and how much of it is dependent upon the behavior of the other person. The article is well worth reading, pondering, and discussing.
Phillipians 2:13: “For it is God [...]
Posted on October 3rd, 2007 by Dove
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