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Ornaments Yet to Come
I didn’t take all of my belongings out of Mom’s apartment when I moved into my first dorm room. A dorm doesn’t allow every single item that one owns. I took the necessities with me and left the rest at…I’m struggling with the right word. I don’t want to use “home” because I certainly didn’t…
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Tales of Camping Trips Past: Key Largo
I’ve been scanning old family photos this week and I’ve found several from family camping trips. The second most memorable camping trip (for me) was our trip to Key Largo, FL. Never one to get homesick, my only concern was whether or not Santa Claus knew where to find me. Somehow he knew I would…
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From Manger to Cross
John Donne, The Book of Uncommon Prayers The whole of Christ’s life was a continual passion; others die martyrs, but Christ was born a martyr. He found a Golgotha, where he was crucified, even in Bethlehem, where he was born; for to his tenderness then the straws were almost as sharp as the thorns after,…
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Yesterday, we attempted to photograph
the kids for our Christmas card. We went right after church. I thought you’d like to see the results. This is the one I think we’ll use because I can’t see chewing gum in any mouths:
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The Aftermath (at my house)
Bama lost. My little boy is weeping right now. He won’t stop. He’s in his room, talking to himself. “Nooo.” “Whyyyyy?” This isn’t unusual. Honestly, I haven’t known a little Bama fan who didn’t cry over a Bama loss at one time in his life. I’ve known a few grown Bama fans who have cried…
Leslie Wiggins 