The joy and value of an elderly friend.
An Elderly Friend: the Joy and Value
The joy and value of an elderly friend.
History, Real Life, and Faith
in Family Life· World War I
The joy and value of an elderly friend.
in Faith· Life's challenges
Are you easily offended and nurse the angry emotions as a result? Why? Not, “do you get offended,” but how do you react at the slightest suggestion of conflict? “Wow,” a friend said after someone spoke dismissively to me. “I can’t believe you just took that.” Oh, I heard the “polite” slap; I just didn’t see any point in getting…
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in Bible study· Books
The Late Great Planet Earth and one girl.
in A Poppy in Remembrance· Historical Research· World War I
Of course, suffragettes and their issues surfaced in A Poppy in Remembrance. The story takes place between 1914 to 1918. Suffragettes were active and busy throughout that period. Our heroine, Claire Meacham, had mixed feelings about them at the start of the war. But, as she made her way in a male reporting world, her feelings changed. Attitudes in the…
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in Faith· Spiritual issues
I’ve always loved the story of the road to Emmaus on Easter Sunday. The two pilgrims, of course, didn’t know it was Easter Sunday–they were just headed seven miles home after celebrating Passover in Jerusalem. Cleopas is named as one of the pilgrims. Since “Mary, the wife of Cleopas,” stood with Jesus’ mother at the foot of the cross on…
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in Family Life· Life's challenges
I hate ants. Oh, I know they’re useful for scavenging and cleaning up the forest floor. I understand they serve a purpose in God’s world. I don’t even mind seeing them outside. In fact, that’s where they belong. Outside. But for me, as for many, ants in the house drive me crazy! Do they bother you? Ants= Them, or even…
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