SAYS FYL

  • embarrassing birthday

    I turned 45 today. Didn’t wake up feeling any different. But then when I got to school and was surrounded by the exuberance and energy of pimpled youth, I began to feel every year turn into a stone around my neck. To make it worse at half time, someone in the basketball team got the Read more

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  • major restoration

    The man said the windows were rescued in England from old buildings about to be demolished. A collector, he shipped a container full of the antique stained glass windows and was now selling them out of his garage. After hearing that story, we just had to be part of the window rescue mission and claim Read more

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  • beautiful Ulrichs

    Today is Jez’s birthday. I’m his mother yet I got so busy that I didn’t wish him till noon today. Feel terrible. But I bet Mauri and Estelle remembered Jez’ birthday at least 10 days’ ago. They never forget. Friends and families may move and change addresses, but a birthday card from Mauri and Estelle Read more

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  • the hunter and its prey

    Luke 4: 13 The Devil retreated temporarily, lying in wait for another opportunity. Watching the National Geographic channel, I’m always fascinated by the patience and stealth of the hunter, be it man or beast. When targeting the prey, an animal can lay in wait for hours completely focused on getting it. Not the weather nor Read more

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  • a praying mother

    I Samuel 2:1 And Hannah prayed I began that particularly difficult year with a brand new black alligator skin Bible. My focus that year was to read God’s word while praying for one of  my children in particular. At the beginning, at the end, and during each day I read between the lines of the Read more

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  • give God the glory

    Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge Him. At three, Jez was a skinny little insecure vegetarian. Then came Roy into his life. With that first homemade burger and a lesson in confident manliness, Jez was quickly on the path of transformation–into an overly confident, big, protein-bulked boy. To balance Jez’s new air of “I’m Read more

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  • honest compliments?

    There’s a woman who hops from one church to another, doing the special music. She’s a nice person, and very active in the community. Has many talents, but singing is not one of them. However, she truly believes she can sing. Attempting complicated solos in operatic style, she sings with great confidence and people respond Read more

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  • loved by God and man

    Gen. 6:9, 10 Noah was a good man, a man of integrity in his community. Noah walked with God. There’s this man I know: Great preacher, passionate singer, fervent Bible student–and all this wrapped up in a charismatic personality. When he’s preaching, the church is full, when he sings, everyone resounds with loud Amens. But Read more

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  • your radius of responsibility

    Gen 1:26 Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature so they can be responsible. I’ve lost count of how many times my children have responded with a “But I can’t, I don’t know how.” I’m the parent and I know they can; if I thought they couldn’t, I wouldn’t Read more

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  • i admit, i can be a pain

      I’m sick in bed. Maybe I’m weird, but I like being sick. I like the solitude. I like staying in my pyjamas. I like not having to brush my teeth. I like having the excuse to go on a cookie diet (I did that today and am now experiencing that giddy sugar high) But Read more

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