“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (James 1:27). Read here, my dear readers, for a chance to do just that, if you feel led to bless this family.
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Mom: A Poem
Look at your hands skilled to sew, cook, build, weed, clean strong to do what needs to be done, to fix the broken gentle enough for a baby to hold. Look at your eyes which wrinkle in sheer delight which burn with fury at injustice which glisten with proof of your gentle heart which widen…
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Connecting Heads and Hearts
If I was to classify myself as a fangirl of some real (or maybe fictional?) historical figure, I would without a doubt say I am a fangirl of Robin Hood. There is something about that rebel archer who defends the oppressed and gives hope to the hopeless that I just cannot resist. As a child,…
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My Apologies
Dear readers, I have happy news!! I’m starting a new job as a long-term substitute teacher. You may know that I’ve been a day-to-day substitute this year (and, if you’re interested, you can read some about that adventure over on my teacher blog). This has been a challenging, alternately rewarding and tear-inducing, experience, and while…
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Travels in Japan
As mentioned previously, April was a busy month for me. Part of that included a trip to Japan. This trip was my: second time out of the country second time off the continent first time flying alone first time to Asia first time in a place where I couldn’t communicate well with others It was…
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The Epilogue to the Previous
Let me tell you a story. Last Thursday, I had a very bad day at school. You can read about it in my previous post, “Hope and Despair: Reflections of a [Hopeful] Future Teacher.” Basically, that had a huge impact on my next week. Although I said I would not, I kept being greatly concerned…
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Hope For Every Fallen Man
There is a reoccurring pattern in my life. Over and over, I discover myself in a deep hole of some habitual sin or another. I become convicted of disrespecting my parents, treating my sister terribly, worrying, procrastinating (aka not honoring God in my work), holding anger against specific people, etc. Each time I am convicted…
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