Today is a milestone in our oldest niece's life. Jessica has now been a part of this family for a quarter of a century. It sounds quite a bit longer than her 25 years of age, but when you say…
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The travel is pretty much over, except for a day here and there. We've only been home about a week out of the last four, having travelled to Hawaii for our anniversary, and then two sad trips out east for…
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Several people in my life are all battling a number of issues that seem overwhelming - a business executive, a mother, a ministry worker - all struggling with events that seem to take their breath away. I was speaking to…
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I have been really thinking quite a bit lately about grief. We are taught that there are several different stages in the grieving process. First, there is denial that bad things have really happened and after that, anger, when God's…
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I have been favored in my life with several very close friends. My closest childhood friend, Bob, survived cancer but died of a stroke back when he was 50 years old. We grew up together and, in fact, were locker…
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The week has passed faster than anyone could have imagined. It was one week ago this evening that Janet's father finished his earthly life and that I made plans to head out here. Now the visit is over - the…
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Last Saturday afternoon, I headed out to Williamsburg Landing with Janet and her sisters for the purpose of starting the process of removing their father's personal effects from the room he occupied there. I had to run to the airport…
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We are still in Williamsburg this evening and the celebration of life services are over for Nancy and John, Janet's parents. It has been a difficult summer and the realities of the void that is being left in all of…
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