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Gratitude

Hands down, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! Perhaps that’s because it’s all about family gathered around food. Simple—just involves lots of cooking. 😉 Some years back when my parents were living, my dad sat at one end of the Thanksgiving table. I’d pull out our best china with cloth napkins, my grandmother’s silverware, and crystal

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AIM to Restore

“He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my foot steps firm.” Psalm 40:2 NASB David’s inspired words echo true to those once enslaved, now set free to progress in their own stories of redemption. Recently, I came across

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You Mean Grandma’s House, the School Bus, and A Bedroom, All Have This in Common?

In my childhood my parents only had to worry about my falling out of the hayloft, getting stung by bees, or bucked off a horse, but nary a thought about harm from a handheld device or screen. In those days a mouse lived in a barn and a keyboard was part of a typewriter. Today’s

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White Stone Ministries prior to renovations.

White Stone

(Note:This picture was taken before renovations started at Casa Esperanza or House of Hope.)   It had been a while since the group of youthful faces had received a visitor, yet here my husband and I sat among 25 children delighted to host us. In the courtyard/play area, three plastic chairs were arranged. I sat

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