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Buttercups Dare Me to Believe It
I felt the tears well behind my eyes walking up to the four buttercup blooms. I first noticed the telltale yellow burst of a flower while in the middle of an ordinary task as I passed by our bedroom window. Soon after I would sit in the cool grass, hear the frogs and the birds,… Continue reading
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The Quiet Part (out loud)
When I was about 6 weeks pregnant with my son I remember quietly admitting to my sister-in-law that I knew how to trust God with pain, but I didn’t know how to trust Him with joy. I had long years in the crushing season of infertility and still there was life which rose from the… Continue reading
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To Good Places in a Hurry – life these days💖
I use to hold my baby boy at the goat pen and say, “Look at your future chores.” Yesterday, I told him to put his boots on and “take this bag down to Dad.” It was supposed to go down with the compost for the chickens, but it got left behind so I asked my… Continue reading
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How Cake Accompanies the Best Love Stories
No one told me how perfect it feels to carry a cake alight with birthday candles to the sound of a family singing Happy Birthday. Or how happy I’d feel shielding the candles and seeing the faces of those I love most dearly through the flickering flame. It’s so familial and so intimate. I always… Continue reading
