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Good Grief?
Our lives have been turned upside down since Thursday afternoon. We have spent every day from morning till midnight at Mima’s house. We have laughed and cried for the last four days. This has been the most blessed and grace-filled period of grief I have ever experienced. Friday, we sat around the table to share…
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Interruptions
I wake up with such high hopes for the day. Some nights I fall asleep contemplating/praying about the next day and what I want to accomplish. Before I get out of bed, I mentally outline the day and start to pray about each aspect of the day. Basically, I beg God for mercy and grace…
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There’s A First time For Everything
Our boys inherited severe allergies, eczema, and asthma. This gruesome reality broadcast itself when Benjamin was about 5 months old. His skin erupted and hasn’t calmed down (without major intervention) since. When we knew that boy #2, Noah, was on the way we assumed he was allergic to everything in the hopes that we could…
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Happy Birthday, Benjamin!
Sunday was our second-born’s birthday. He turned 6. We have a rather large extended family, so having everyone at my home is a major undertaking. While it is always fun and I’m happy to do it, it wears me out! This year, Benjamin wanted everyone to join him at Tannehill State Park (we spent an…
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True Story
My third child threw a monkey wrench into my “perfect” world. He’s a great kid, and I love him, but some days….well, he’s a boy. Need I say more? One beautiful spring afternoon, we were playing in the backyard. Well, I was “supervising” behind a good book while the kids were imagining some really fun…
Leslie Wiggins 