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Being Brave & Other Things, According to 3rd Graders
A few Saturdays ago, a couple of my 3rd graders and I had a pre-reading discussion for The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, which is a tale about a very brave mouse, a lovely princess, a sad king, an unfortunate rat, and a homely girl who just wants to be loved. To begin the discussion, I asked…
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Vocabulary Review
L’s deliberations: On “Activities for Which You Have a Flair” Watching horror movies. Talking with someone I don’t know. Playing pickleball. On “Examples of Being Inept” Falling off while dancing. Missing the ball when juggling. On “Skills that Small Children Can Become Adept At” Imagining fairy tales. Playing with toys. Making their parents laugh.…
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And Her Unborn Child
I remember only in pieces, montage of slow moving images, many of them confined within a 10-inch vintage screen. I preferred them constrained that way. A part of me–the part of me that should have been more shaken but was still underdeveloped, still too self-centered and afraid to feel anything too real–shut down. My awareness of what was…
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Celestial Symphony
excerpt from a textbook let it be like a supernova scattering its stones of fire into Your hydrogen heart let me watch new stars like babes take their first breath, my death in their life I don’t mind much, they’re worth this enormous explosion, they’re worth this being reckless in my love let me watch,…
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The Wilderness, Still? Seriously?
The story of Moses and the Israelites’ journey out of Egypt is one of my favorite in the Old Testament. I love and honor Moses, weaknesses and strengths and all. I love and appreciate the Israelites, even though they kind of really dropped the ball multiple times (golden calf, not killing the giants, rebelling against…
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To Love Honestly
Confession: Until recently, I hadn’t really wanted to intercede for you or anyone for about 18ish months. I just didn’t want to pray (talk with God) at all. This might not seem like that big of a deal, unless you take into consideration the following: “Intercession is our response to God’s love for the world; expression of God’s heart for people” (from Pastor…
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