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My daughters loved playing Barbie® dolls when they were little.  They even had a "Barbie room" made from a closet in an upstairs room that had a slanted roof making it a perfect place to sit and play for hours.  The only problem with some of those dolls was that their...

One of our pastors told this story yesterday and I am going to do my best to retell it: "A little girl had a rare blood condition.  Without a blood transfusion, she would die.  Her little 8-year-old brother had also had to fight this condition a few years earlier and...

Have you ever told someone to do something and they just flat ignored you? Maybe it was your children when they were younger - "clean your room". You go in their room, and it's just the same as when you gave the instruction. Maybe it was your spouse - "don't forget to...

Have you ever gone on vacation and wanted to try to fit everything in one suitcase?  So you start out placing things nice and neat and accepting the beautiful packing job you have created.  Socks are rolled up and placed IN the shoes.  Belts are circling the inside...

Do you have a favorite number?  Mine is 22.  I'm not sure why but I do remember being excited when I found out August 22 fell on a Saturday as Roger and I were planning our wedding!  When I see the number 22 I just feel joy.  I believe God uses my favorite number to...

I woke up this morning worrying about stuff.  It seems to be my everyday ritual.  Wake up from a pretty good night's sleep (Roger will tell you a good "snoring" night's sleep - hahaha) and find my mind immediately going to worrying about something.  I'm so tired of...

The other morning on my way to work a beautiful fox ran across the road in front of me.  I have seen that fox in the valley on this back road several times before.  It stood in the field to my left very close to the road so I stopped my car and rolled down my...

Do you remember when you were little and someone would tell you that you "couldn't tell anyone" this secret they were about to tell you?  You would promise to keep it a secret and for extra emphasis, you would shut your mouth and pretend to lock it up tight like you...

We have a friend who is blind.  He was born blind so therefore has known no other way of life.  His parents enrolled him in a school specifically for the blind and during those school years, he not only received an academic education but also learned how to live as...