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| Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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The Legacy of a Smile
Twenty-five years in the classroom, at the same school is quite a record for any teacher. Ken Wilson achieved that record, though the last year was a struggle. A diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s disease... |
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Building Altars
I've always been intrigued with the altars that the people of the Old Testament built. Even as a kid, I was impressed with the great stories that included altars. There were altars of sacrifice, altars of incense, altars to false gods, and especially... |
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Blessed Homesickness
Holiday arrangements did not happen as planned this past year. I found myself floundering about in a melancholy haze, going through the motions yet feeling sad and homesick. |
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Valentines
Valentine’s Day is filled with thoughts of love and adoration. You can just imagine that someone very romantic established the day and maybe even sent out the first lovely Valentine’s card … but history tells us that the day was established by... |
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Thinking of Home
Nursing homes are one of my least favorite places to visit. Watching people, once full of life and now so disconnected from who they once were, tugs at my heart. Is it because it is a harbinger of things to come or is it the sadness at seeing... |
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What’s in a Name?
My friend Nancy, who is one of the best children’s storytellers I’ve ever heard, recently told me a poignant story. She recalled her childhood when a teacher asked his students what they wanted to be when they grew up. Nancy knew what... |
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First Valentine
She was his first Valentine. He was hers. They married on Valentine’s Day, 1953. People said it wouldn’t last. She was too young; he was a bit restless. But their love set out to prove everyone wrong. |
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Fragile Things
A little five-year-old girl named Megan was being led through an art gallery by the artist whose paintings were being showcased. At the end of the day, after seeing so many beautiful, exquisite paintings and being told by... |
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Five Seeds
“I believe these belong to you,” a man extended his cupped hand toward me. I peered into his hand and noticed that he cradled five seeds. They were indistinct seeds that I had never seen before. I took them from the man and wondered what this was all about. |
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Seasoned with Love
Are you a parent who works hard to raise your children to be good Christians but wonder why they don’t like each other? Perhaps you’ve prided yourself on teaching your kids to clean their rooms, brush their teeth, and talk politely in public but... |
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Being Blessed
My husband’s job takes him out of town periodically, sometimes for several weeks in a row. As one might imagine, these single parenting stints where I am left to manage the house and our two preschoolers tend to wear... |
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Undeserved Honor
A question recently posed to me sent me into a quandary. “How do you honor grandparents who are in error?” The question stumped me and I did not have an answer. After many days of soul searching and praying, a revelation came. |
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Things Gently Used
There’s something about second-hand shops, yard sales and consignment boutiques that draw me. I’m sure it’s because I grew up during America’s Great Depression. Shopping-on-the- cheap proved to be expedient. |
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Amigos o Enemigos
Brenda y yo teníamos la misma edad. Las dos tuvimos dos hijos –una niña primero y, luego, un niño. Asistíamos a la iglesia regularmente con nuestros hijos pequeños y seguimos asistiendo cuando pasamos por la etapa del nido vacío. |
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Cuando las Promesas Fallan
Es cosa mía, ¿o ha habido una racha más que normal de matrimonios de celebridades de Hollywood en el último tiempo? |
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Buddy
Mi hermano, quien vive en otro Estado, vino a visitarme en el verano. No habíamos hablado durante años –nunca más, desde la muerte de nuestra madre. No estuvimos de acuerdo acerca de lo que se tenía que hacer con su casa, el... |
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Melvin, mi Enamorado
El 14 de febrero siempre ha sido para mí un día de buzones vacíos y sueños rotos. Mi primer Día de San Valentín, luego de mudarme a otro lugar, encontré un gran ramillete de flores esperándome en la puerta de entrada. |
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Trabajo Divertido
“¡Mi papá se divierte en el trabajo!” le gritó mi hijo a un coche que desaparecía en la esquina. Sonreí, porque sé que se refería a lo que le digo cada día cuando se va a la escuela. |
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Belleza en la Amistad
Una de las cosas más difíciles acerca de mudarse a otra ciudad es encontrar nuevos amigos. Tratar de encontrar un lugar donde sentir que pertenecemos; un lugar que le haga experimentar la sensación de algo propio. |
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Cultivando la Bondad
En los últimos años, Oprah Winfrey, la conductora de televisión, ha regalado a su audiencia automóviles nuevos, les ha pagado sus deudas y les ha obsequiado cosas que muchos de ellos sólo habían soñado tener. |
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Tiempo de Peras
Ha comenzado la primavera y anuncian peras para esta semana en la página de anuncios del supermercado. Aunque difícilmente se pueden encontrar en esta estación del año, maduraron y luego de un largo viaje están listas para su consumo... |
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Su Nombre era Margott
Mi madre, Margott, me enseñó grandes lecciones. Con ella aprendí a admirar profundamente a la mujer como ser humano. Siendo ella muy pequeña, sufrió las largas ausencias de su padre del hogar, y por ser la mayor... |
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Refugio Seguro
A pesar del gran esfuerzo del equipo de la sala de emergencia, el corazón del paciente dejó de latir y no fueron capaces de revivirlo. Cuando la turbada esposa llegó al hospital, le dio una mirada a su esposo muerto y le dijo: “¡Mira lo que has hecho! |
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