disappointment

Gift Return

by Christine Prueher December 3, 2010
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Mrs. Iverson knew how to work a room. Whenever the class became unruly, she would summon us into a circle and pound out Farmer in the Dell on the piano. In a warbling voice, with feet barely touching the pedals on the piano, she would belt out the song to the best of her ability. [...]

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Hope Revealed

by Philippa Smyth December 18, 2009
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Often events in life reveal hidden secrets of our hearts. The announcement of a colleague’s promotion, a friend’s news of a wedding or a baby, or simply someone’s good fortune. Suddenly you find yourself smiling in happiness at their news while at the same time being excruciatingly aware that the news has left your heart [...]

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When God Says No

by Kristine McGuire October 14, 2009
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T have been times in my life when I have wanted or desired something so much, I was emotionally crushed when things didn’t go my way. I would plan and scheme, working details out in my head to achieve my goals. Reworking money, schedules, living arrangements … whatever was required to accommodate what I believed [...]

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Missed Blessings

by Constance Gilbert November 12, 2008
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As the leaves fall and frost covers the windows, I’m ready to get out my sweatshirts and sweaters. My mind turns to homemade soups and hot bread. Snug and warm, I’m in my comfort zone. That is … until I went to the store. The Halloween costumes and candy took up three aisles in my [...]

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The Day I Wasn’t Invited to the Party

by Betty Jo Mings October 5, 2006

In the 1930′s almost everybody seemed poor, some just more so than others. I was the youngest of six children, and my father had walked out and left my mother to face the awesome responsibility of feeding and taking care of all six of us. We moved from my grandfather’s farm in the country to [...]

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