Month: August 2019
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Praying over the little things
Frustrated as I searched for something, I grabbed my phone and texted a short message to my son, “Please pray that I will find this lost item.” He believes in the power of prayer. At least he does now. Years ago, he seemed skeptical. A couple months into the school year I realized he needed…
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House on the Rocks
Some people go to museums We went to the House on the Rock in Spring Green, Wis. built on a mountain pinnacle by Alex Jordan. We went to see his house and his collections of collections: dolls, circus dioramas, church organs, carousel horses, guns, armor, model ships, books and more that I have forgotten. It…
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A breakfast conversation
Bored after the night shift at the hotel desk, the night clerk “Mack” eagerly greeted us as the first guests arriving for breakfast. “I have three sons and three jobs,” he said. His list included three nights a week at the hotel desk and part time, light work on construction sites. “I can’t do heavy…
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healing to help others
Our trip compass pointed north, so we added boxes of Christian literature and Bibles and planned a detour to Love Packages in Butler, Ill. I like to read and share books so I collect to give to Love Packages which provides literature for individuals, churches, schools and pastors in third world countries. At the warehouse,…