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Although it was familiar, it also looked so different! That was my impression when I revisited the home I had been raised in. As the current owner gave me a tour, I noticed that the house was weathered by time and that many changes had occurred, but...
There is a lady in the home-school group I belong to whose name is Robin. Robin can do anything—and I mean anything! And she can do it better than the rest of us, too. For example, when Robin makes cookies, she makes the most intricate, time-consuming creations you ...
An instructor at a Christian academy was well known for his peaceful, serene demeanor. Several of his students took notice of their instructor, and they determined to know the secret to his calmness. One day the students approached him and asked, “We are harassed by many ...
While setting up the game board, my eight-year-old grandnephew advised me that he was really good at this game and was going to beat me! I enjoyed his childish confidence and was more than willing for him to win. However, after he reminded me several more times of how good he was at...
At a routine doctor’s appointment five weeks before our second child was to be born, my physician made a startling announcement. I needed to prepare for an imminent arrival—it looked like baby could be born at any moment!
The relaxed pace of...
Have you ever tried to find a specific store in a shopping mall? If you go to the mall’s map, the first step is to find the dot labeled, You Are Here. You have to know where you are before you can find out how to get...
It is not easy to learn to play the piano. And yes, I know whereof I speak! In our family, piano lessons began at age seven, and they did not stop when the...
A man dashed toward the door, glancing at himself in the mirror on his way out. His hair was not combed and his clothes were...
A father recently asked me to write his son a letter for the boy’s thirteenth birthday. Perhaps he thought I would have some great wisdom to share because I am an older man. I procrastinated, but after a while, sat down to accomplish the task. Having just read the...
When we moved into our apartment, we found that the builder had installed a four-foot light fixture in the kitchen ceiling that was trimmed in four-inch-deep hardwood. Consequently, when we opened the cupboard doors, they always banged into the light fixture. After much prevailing on my wife’s part and ...