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Family

Why Bother To Notice An Aha Moment?

  Why Bother To Notice An Aha Moment? A little more than a year ago, one of my sisters carried through with an aha moment that she’d had. When the world had more or less shut down, and traveling anywhere to visit anybody was not even a choice, she wondered how all six of her…
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Family

Why Bother Remembering Your Mother?

We may not all be mothers, but we all have one. They may or may not still be living. We might be able to recall some great moments with her, or some not so great moments. Either way, they bore us or perhaps adopted us, and they became our mother.  Your Version Everyone has a…
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Faith

Why Bother With Definitions?

  Why Bother With Definitions? Recently I read an article by Jeff Minick, a new favorite author of mine who writes for The Epoch Times, a new favorite newspaper I subscribe to. His article, ‘I’m Doing It’: Resilience and Faith in Our Daily Battles, told the story of a woman who contracted Lyme disease and…
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Family

Why Bother Living An Example?

  Why Bother Living An Example? For the first eight years of my life, I had the good fortune of living near my grandma. Memorable holiday meals took place in her large house and uncles, aunts, and cousins sat shoulder to shoulder around the dinner table. Tender roast beef, smooth brown gravy, fluffy mashed potatoes…
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