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January 28, 2024

Framed in Worry

I woke up one morning full of worries. How is my daughter-in-law managing with the children; are they sick? Can I make my meeting this afternoon? Will I have time to...

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January 27, 2024

Always Present

It had been raining steadily for five days, and the local forecast was predicting another two days of equally bleak conditions. I found myself increasingly unmotivated to do much of anything,...

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January 26, 2024

Lost and Found

As I grow older, I am more inclined to forget where I’ve put things. So I have developed the habit of asking God to help me find what I’ve lost, and...

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January 25, 2024

God’s Beautiful World

I’ve always wished I could have some plants in my mobile home, but I never seem to have the energy or the ability to make that happen. But a few weeks...

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January 24, 2024

Good Gifts

Three-year-old Kate had spent a day with me the previous week, and she delighted in the strawberries I had given her as a snack. When I picked her up again, her...

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January 23, 2024

Finding Joy

A few years ago, I felt uncomfortable in the workplace due to the attitudes and actions of my boss and some colleagues. The situation got so bad I was at the...

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January 22, 2024

Works of Art

One day at lunch, I went with a friend from work to the nearby Institute of Contemporary Art in the Boston Seaport District. I confess my tastes lean more toward the...

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January 21, 2024

Moving On

As I have gotten older, I have felt more resistant to change. So when I felt God asking me to make a major life change — moving to live in a...

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January 20, 2024

Letting Go

My family had experienced three recent deaths: my father, my mother, and my nephew. After cleaning out my parents’ house for a new family to move in, reality hit hard. We...

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January 19, 2024

A Fruitful Vine

One sunny morning I woke up to the sounds of birds chirping. I looked out my window and saw that it was the long tendrils of my passion fruit plant that...

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