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Freedom . . . with boundaries. We are all familiar with it. We tell our elementary-age children, “You can fix whatever you want for lunch. Just be sure it’s not only cookies and cake.” We caution our...
Recently, my husband and I made a first-time trip to Boston. We were eager to visit the many historical sites in that city — Bunker Hill, the USS Constitution, the place where Paul Revere began his famous ride, the cemetery where Ben Franklin and John Hancock are buried — but of...
Misunderstandings happen. A number of years ago, I heard via the grapevine that someone was upset with me for something I had said. At first,...
As I drove down the highway the other day, a bright florescent sign caught my attention: “Click it or ticket. Mandatory seat belt law in effect, $86 fine.” These signs are posted at regular intervals alongside our Washington State highways to remind motorists of the state seat belt law. The advertising slogan, “Click it or ticket,” prompts drivers to buckle their seat...
When I was nineteen years old, the Lord saved me. I had gone to church all my life but never knew that God could make a change in my heart or that He cared about me as an individual. At that...
I like to cook. One time, I was going through a stage of baking all sorts of breads and sweet rolls. Imagine my chagrin one day when, upon tasting...
When my youngest sister was about eight years old, she decided that she would like to have a rabbit as a pet. The first thing she did was ask our parents if they would get her a rabbit. They felt that we already had enough animals, and gave her a negative answer. Her response was that she would ask Jesus to help her get a...
In the early history of Canada, the provincial government periodically had the municipalities number their residents. It was a governmental policy to grant money to areas based on the number of residents living within the boundaries of that community, town,...
Have your children ever asked you for something, and then asked again, and then asked again, and then asked . . . ? Sometimes it’s called begging! Perhaps, to bring an end to the pleading,...
All of us appreciate clear directions. Maybe we have purchased an “easy to assemble” toy or piece of furniture and then tried to put it together without consulting the instructions. The task may not have been as easy as we supposed! Perhaps there were screws or small pieces left over, or maybe...