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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Look Out!
Turn you eyes upon Jesus Look full in His wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace ~Helen Howarth Lemmel ************************************ Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author … Continue reading
My Obsession, Regrettably
Parking this thought here for now. Something I want people to know, but holding back from posting it on social media. When you pull away from me and/or my family, it hurts. It says you don’t like me or us, … Continue reading
Posted in Character
Tagged character, discipline, integrity, mindfulness
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I’m Not Sorry About My Parents
My mother was a teenage bride. My mother was a teenage mother. Yes, in that order. Life came full circle in some ways for my parents. In 1987 they returned after more than 35 years in Illinois to the Ritter … Continue reading
Posted in Character, My Personal History, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged commitment, marriage
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