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What I Learned from Some Autistic Young Adults
Patrick speaking at the panel discussion My son Patrick recently was asked to serve on a panel that discussed the experiences and advice of young adults with autism. The three young men and one young...
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The Fabric of Our Hearts
My mother, Sarah, and I with the special fabric heart My daughter Sarah got married recently. Before her wedding day, she took some of the lace from my mother’s wedding dress, the same dress I wore for...
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Helping Others in the Race
Sarah and David before their swim My husband David and daughter Sarah completed an Ironman competition last weekend in Panama City Beach, Florida. The full-day event involved swimming 2.4 miles in the...
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Putting the Puzzle Together
Landon with some of the block puzzle pieces My grandson Landon has developed a fascination with puzzles lately—well, mostly carrying around the pieces and depositing them where he likes. I thought I...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from me and my family to you and yours! Here are some scriptures on thankfulness and some self-reflection questions that can help you cultivate an attitude of gratitude. (All...
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The Renovation Process
Emily at the burn pile of renovation debris About 20 months ago, my husband David and I bought a little “fixer-upper” house in the mountains. We hope to transform it into a getaway place where we can...
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Letting Our Light Shine
The lights on our tree, shining for all to see We got a new artificial Christmas tree this year. We retired the old one because it had several broken branches and a splintered stand that left it...
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God’s Perfect Design
Our family dog Grace Our family loves dogs. Between all of us, we have 4 distinctly different canines in our family. We got to enjoy all of them this past Christmas season as our children came to...
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When Cancer Strikes
Doug and his family at his recent birthday celebration My husband’s brother Doug has a brain tumor. He had surgery right before Christmas to remove half of the softball-sized mass, which doctors are...
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Living in a Broken World
This picture showed up as a Time Hop photo on Facebook recently. When I saw it, I felt joyous and sad at the same time. Joyous to be blessed with such wonderful friends, and sad to be missing the two...
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