Hi, everybody. I’ve recently begun writing a column in the Daughters of Promise magazine. The column is called “Women in the Trenches” and focuses on real women in real life situations and the work they are doing for God. This first article is on Kendra Lily Martin, RN in Guatemala. You can read the article
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There have been times in my life when I have felt myself to be woefully unprepared. Isle Royale was one such time. I was eighteen, my older sister Dora twenty-three, my younger sister Kathy sixteen, when we embarked. “Explore a rugged, isolated island where wolves and moose abound, far from the sights and sounds of
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Psalm 37 has become a favorite of mine over the past couple of weeks. I have read this passage again and again, trying to brand the words into my brain. It is an ode to the triumph of good against evil, a song which says, in my words, “Don’t become angry, stressed out, jealous, or
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In my family, dress up has long been an intricate and enjoyable art. Here is a little of our dress-up history, as well as a few tips on how to dress up well. Early Dress Up Dora and Jennie, my two oldest sisters, began it. Here they are, dressed as old ladies. For old lady
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When I was a little girl, nighttime shadows were large around me, and I imagined spirits and demons against the wall. Bible passages and revival meeting preachers had painted vivid pictures in my mind of the horrors of hell, and I was afraid of dying and going there. I did not know how to be
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