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Tag Archives: suffering
Feeling Sorry
Last week was the anniversary of “Roe v. Wade”, the Supreme Court decision to withhold the protection of the law from a segment of our society even though the fourteenth amendment of the constitution clearly states, “Nor shall any State … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Bible, children, Christ, Christianity, faith, family, God, grandchildren, Jesus, life, love, medical ethics, parenting, spirituality, suffering
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Hurts & Home Runs
Last night I got to watch my granddaughter, Annalee, play in our community elementary softball program. This is her first year playing and she is going into the second grade. They use a pitching machine. Each child gets to bat … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, Bible, Christianity, God, home run, losing, pain, softball, sports, sportsmanship, struggle, suffering, winning
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I’m Telling Grandma
Tim and I came home for lunch one bright summer day. Annalee and Ryder were spending the day at Grandma’s house and were playing out on the deck. When they saw us pull up they came running to meet us … Continue reading
Texas Weatherman
Last week we went on a little winter getaway. Lisa and I met my Mom and Dad and sister and brother-in-law in San Antonio, Texas; home of the Alamo, the River Walk and the Tower of the Americas. The weather … Continue reading
Thank You Grandpa
My son, Tim, and daughter-in-law, Leslee, are very good at teaching my grandchildren (ok, their children) to say, “please” and “thank you”. Even Ryder, who is only two years old says it very consistently. I love to hear that cute … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, God, gratitude, suffering, thanks, thanksgiving
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Car Fire
Our son, Zach, has been driving our old family van since he left home for college. Now he has been graduated for about a year and a half and the van has 232,800 miles on it so he has been … Continue reading
A Forest of Pickles
Last winter we took a trip to Arizona. One of the things we saw while we were there was the Saguaro Cactus. This is the large cactus with the arms that you see in paintings and western movies. One thing … Continue reading