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Bitter herbs

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Well my daughters have officially reached a milestone in their march toward adolescence. They’ve said goodbye to tasty, bubble gum flavored amoxicillin, and started taking their medicine the adult way–by swallowing big, nasty pills.  Do you remember the trauma of trying to swallow your first pill? You had to get…

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Go to the well, baby!

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Image via Wikipedia In 1996 Evander Holyfield won a technical knockout over the wildly favored Mike Tyson and went on to secure his place among boxing legends. As a die-hard Holyfield fan I’ve watched replays of that fight many times, and each time I’ve seen it I’ve been intrigued by…
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Today Matters

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I hope you have a great year in 2011! But if you are actually going to have a truly great year in 2011, it will be because you have a lot of good individual days in 2011. I know that might sound too obvious to warrant mentioning; however, sometimes we need to…
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Eyes that see

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“Blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.” That’s what Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 13:16, and I hope that’s what He would say to you and me as we enter a New Year together. Eight times in the Gospels Jesus said, “He…
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A blank page

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You should see her. Her blue eyes twinkle, her lips part in a mischievous smile, and she turns her body slightly so I can’t quite see what she’s drawing. She’s cleared the table and given herself plenty of room to spread out her crayons, markers, and pencil sharpener. I ask…