Life Around Here (In Pictures)
Sometimes pictures say enough. Here are a few of my favorites from the past month: Did any of the pictures pique your curiosity? Ask me anything. :)
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What Is Love?
I recently started following blogger Anna Graber and have enjoyed her heartfelt honesty and interesting perspective. One of her latest posts resonated with me so deeply I asked if I could share it with you. *** “I love you,” he said, gathering his lunchbox and stumbling out of the van. “I think so anyhow. I
“Place Yourself in the Feet of a Child” and Other News from the Dock
I recently published an article on The Dock: An Anabaptist Resource for Teaching and Learning. The article is titled “Place Yourself in the Feet of a Child” and begins like this: “Years after my childhood, I returned to the school I once attended. The rooms of the building were empty and cool, the tiled hallways vacant. A
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I Clasp the Hands of God
I clasp the hands of God, Then break away to run shrieking Across the fields of Rusk County. He catches me easily, And we laugh. He holds me tight As I struggle against his arms. Tossing me across his shoulders, We watch the setting sun. “Please, God, could we, If it works with
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How Babies Are Made (A Part You Might Not Know)
Did you know that you and your lover are capable of generating more than 70 trillion unique individuals between you? This diversity is generated by combining a randomly chosen half of your 46 chromosomes—the strings of DNA and protein that make you the person you are—with a randomly chosen half of your partner’s 46 chromosomes,
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