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My daughter was Confirmed last weekend, and due to the pandemic and the postponement of the first date, it fell on Pentecost Sunday. The day we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles all those years ago. The Lord died a most cruel death and rose again on the third day, where…
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I was unsettled last night. Before I went to bed, I read a headline on my Facebook feed that gave me great anxiety and fear. It was about the persecution of Christians with an urgent prayer request. I prayed immediately, fell asleep, but constantly tossed and turned all night. When I woke up, I looked…
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When someone asks how many kids we have, I always say four. Then I have a sense of guilt, because my mind says seven. We have lost three children to miscarriage, and by saying four, I don’t have to explain the loss of the three babies. It opens up the pain that is in my…