life lessons

The Right Road

by Christine Prueher February 21, 2012
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Riding a bike at a fast clip just to see how far one can travel without having to apply the break is exhilarating. Throw in the fact that I was pedaling on a road that was forbidden, well, that would make the adventure even more appealing to some. The street that ran in front of [...]

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Guarding Home

by Christine Prueher April 5, 2011
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On the way to the first practice he said, “Don’t let them put you behind the plate as the catcher. It is dangerous there. The catcher always gets hurt.” The car stopped long enough for me to scoop up the glove he had spent hours oiling so it would be pliable. “I will be back [...]

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My Sinai Saga

by Jarmila Del Boccio February 14, 2011
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I was hoping for a full moon, but it was pitch black when we were met by our English speaking Bedouin guide, Mohammed. He walked with us for 20 minutes to the place where we would mount our Sinai desert camels for the hour and a half ride. It would take us two thirds of [...]

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The Home Team

by Constance Gilbert November 4, 2009

As I write, direct, encourage or whatever, in response to God’s calling upon my life, the more I recognize the correlation between my successes and the number of problems I experience. During one trying time, I spoke to my pastor. Expecting some sympathy, I was stunned when he just laughed. After a moment, he added, [...]

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The Wicked Not-Stepmother

by Anni Welborne November 18, 2007
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Warning: This is a painfully honest article, lived and written through tears. The names have not been changed to protect the innocent, because I’m nowhere near innocent. It was a long, weary day. All I had gotten done that day was cleaning up mess after mess after mess. After cleaning up the umpteenth potty accident, [...]

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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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