Tag: kindness
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The Power of Saving One
For much of my life, I’ve dreamed of traveling to Africa. The closest I’d come to visiting the continent was a vacation with my parents to the Canary Islands when I was a teenager. But this was only a tiny glimpse of this diverse place on the other side of the planet. It was only…
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Trusting In the Master’s Care
My husband and I recently adopted two puppies from a local humane society. Sounds a bit crazy, I know. But these dogs are a Pyrenees Anatolian Shepherd mix—breeds historically recognized as livestock guardians. At the time, it didn’t matter that neither my husband nor I knew a thing about training guardian dogs. We chose to…
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Where Are You Aslan? We Need You Now.
I’m writing during our recent winter storm. It’s snowy and beautiful outside. The giant pine tree boughs are laden with white fluff. Suddenly, the weight is too much and the mounds of snow flutter to the ground. This white mask encases everything in my world and a bluish-gray mist hovers over the mountainous horizon. The…
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Surprised By Kindness
When all our best laid plans go awry, I never cease to be surprised by kindness scattered along the way. Earlier this summer, Tim and I promised to help my daughter and her husband move to the farm we purchased in the mountains of Tennessee. The plan was for them to live there while looking…
