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The Bears are Back!
Mama has returned. And once again, she's given birth to three adorable cubs. They're about the size of a cat and one is a major squaller. My husband was treated to seeing the squaller climb HIGH into a tree in back of our house. He refused to come down, so Mama...
Communion in the Round
We might have been uneasy if we'd known what was in store that Good Friday. The church service followed Christ's last hours before his crucifixion. From his plans for the Passover meal to his final words this side of Heaven, the service was laid out for us, right...
HE IS RISEN!
Now you reply, "He is risen, indeed!" Happy Easter.
An Easter Poem
O FOR A TONGUE TO SING I cannot sing. “Not your gift,” My grandmother would say. Oh, but the group up front. “Joyful, joyful,” they sing and “fall on your knees.” And I would if not for the stir it would cause. My knees itch to touch the floor, to bend in deference to...
Maundy Thursday . . . How Will You Serve?
Maundy Thursday probably isn't at the top of anyone's favorite holidays list. Most years the Thursday before Easter likely slips right on by without being marked in any significant way. So I'm encouraging you to stop a moment and think about how you can celebrate...
I wish I were still reeling
"It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances have been known of young people passing many, many months successively, without being at any ball of any description, and no material injury accrue either to body or mind;--but when a beginning is...
A Palm Sunday Post
I have a devotion running on Christian Devotions today. Please hop on over and take a look at this wonderful, daily devotion site.
The importance of anticipation
My goodness. It's almost Palm Sunday. And then it will be Easter. If I don't pause and consider the coming of a special day, I tend to feel like I'm missing out a bit. What if you just woke up and someone told you it was your birthday? Sure, it might be a nice...
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