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Bless our Four-Cornered Circle
Since 2020, we have worshiped, worked prayed, and played in tiny tiles, 24 to a four-cornered screen. Still a circle of friends, walking through the seasons of earth, church and life: Lents, Easters, Advents, Christmases–even a pancake supper though we had to supply our own sizzle. To me, most important in the four-corner format was […]
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What a friend we have in Jesus…
Do you feel Him there as you walk with your earthly friend? Is He so silent that you forget that He’s there? What does your friend have to say on the subject of His hanging around with you? Is it even a topic of conversation? Can you be a friend that walks along silently, or […]
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Barbie Dearest
Barbie is the name I endearingly gave my friend who I met at a yoga class in a dark church basement many years ago. During our introduction, we learned that we were neighbors. It became our practice to meet every Tuesday evening at the corner to walk together for our class. We got together more […]
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An “Awe” Walk
Have you ever been awed by something? The beauty of a mountain, a lighthouse at sunset, or the ocean furiously churned by an approaching storm. What makes you awestruck? What gives you a sense of wonder? According to the dictionary, awe is “an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder inspired by authority or the sacred […]
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Friendship is Another Word for Love
Relationships are important to all of us. And these relationships become dearer as we become older, especially if we are blessed to have friends from long ago. One of my best male friends was my younger brother. He passed away after a three-week illness. But during those three weeks, I saw him every day for […]
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The Power of Enduring Friendship
My best and longest-time friend is Krissy Wertz Cross. She and I met when we were 13 years old and became locker partners at Urbandale Junior High School in Urbandale, Iowa. Who would have known that chance partnering would begin a decades old friendship? When the pandemic began in March 2020 and we were all […]
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My “Barnabas” Friends
A Miracle called Friendship By Anonymous There is a Miracle called Friendship that dwells within the heart and you don’t know how it happens or when it even starts. But the happiness it brings you always gives a special lift and you realize that Friendship is God’s most precious gift. I recently came across this poem and thought of the many wonderful […]
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To a Woman Wearing Spring’s Silken Garment
Woman, in your mystical garment of spring’s fragile beautya luminous mesh woven of life flowing forth from darknessmade of living freshness to dress you in beauty, how doyou speak from within your wisdom of knowing that beautydoes not last through all seasons of time’s passing, for itssilken freshness blessed by zephyrs is soon met by […]
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God Really Loves Us
This song is written by David Crowder I’ve got a friendCloser than a brotherThere is no judgementOh, how He loves meI’ve got a friend And He is my strengthHe is my portionWith me in the valleyWith me in the fireWith me in the storm Let all my life testify HallelujahWe are not aloneGod really loves […]
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Where are you going my friend?
Where are you going, my friend?Can I walk along side of you?What is your story?I think I know,But you tell me.It’s yours to tell.I think I’ve been where you’ve been.Was your childhood complicated?Mine was.Have you faced challenges in being and feeling heard?I have.Have you felt the need to retreat to what can feel like a […]