Today is the first day of December, so I thought we’d kick this holiday season off right by sharing some of our favorite Christmas songs. Well, that’s what I thought at first. Then I…
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In a cabin on the edge of the Smoky Mountains, she sits together at a table with her parents and children. In her eyes are strength and beauty, but behind them there is brokenness…
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Plates were scraped from left over bites of turkey and dressing. The women chattered in the kitchen, giggling over secret mom stories. The kids spilled out of the house into the crisp air. I…
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Did I ever tell you about the time I was almost a lifeguard? I was seventeen and applied to be a counselor for Campfire Boys and Girls. They accepted me, but also asked if…
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“Hmmm,” my little girl mused as she stared at a picture of Big Bird and wondered where her piece of the puzzle would fit. I watched from a short distance away as my three-year-old…