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2008 Archives: Just for Women
by Jenny Runkel — Dec 16th, 2008
I hate the Christmas season. Ok, maybe hate is too strong a word. That's the problem with being a writer... (
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by Sarah Stirman — Nov 23rd, 2008
You may think of it as "the official start of the holiday season," you may consider it a day to endure, you may... (
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by Sarah Stirman — Nov 16th, 2008
A week before Thanksgiving, I begin rehearsing for the family gathering. I practice keeping my smile steady while doing my mental head slap. I carefully rehearse... (
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by Elaine Hardt — Nov 8th, 2008
Welcome the Lord and His Word into your life. We need God's presence, His empowering, and His grace to learn to... (
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by Ann Voskamp — Oct 23rd, 2008
"It'll get better if you get closer." John's mom laughs as she untangles five-year-old John and Malakai, two boys... (
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by Sarah Stirman — Oct 3rd, 2008
Oh, I DO worship God when I go, but if MY church were going to be all about ME and MY best way to worship God... (
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by Sarah Stirman — Sep 4th, 2008
At a recent youth basketball game, I found new joy as a mother when I heard an opposing coach yell to his players, "Watch... (
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by Sarah Stirman — Aug 14th, 2008
Same song, next verse, eight months later. Last night my 10 year old son and I experienced a feeling of deja vu as we... (
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by Sarah Stirman — Aug 7th, 2008
Over a recent Sunday lunch, the kids were discussing different events from Sunday school and who got to be which character... (
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by Sarah Stirman — Jul 31st, 2008
Years ago in the days of small children in diapers, car seats, sippy cups, and pacifiers, I learned a valuable lesson... (
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by Susan Sagun — Jul 29th, 2008
Robert and John, two young boys in the rural area of Kiryagonja, Uganda, were recently discovered by neighbors abandoned... (
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by Sarah Stirman — Jul 1st, 2008
The phone call came on a Tuesday morning, just as my family was yawning awake to face another busy day. Not at all... (
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by Lisa Mikitarian — Jun 21st, 2008
In a world, among various "coordinate systems" of nuclear families, extended families, church families, work... (
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by Muriel Larson — Jun 17th, 2008
Dayton Hyde wrote about a dry canyon on his ranch in "Don Coyote" -- his fascinating book on nature's wonders. While sitting... (
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by Ann Voskamp — Jun 5th, 2008
I think it was because my window was rolled down a few inches that he bothered to yell at me. Otherwise, he might have... (
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by Teresa Bell Kindred — May 20th, 2008
My daughter is a first year teacher and many of her friends and co-workers did get the dreaded pink slip. Some of them... (
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by Ann Voskamp — May 15th, 2008
I've known she's been dying for quite some time and (dare I confess?) no remorse has gnawed away at these insides... (
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by Phil Ware — May 10th, 2008
One of my good friends in ministry shared with several of us that his prayer for a year was to more fully hear his... (
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by Ann Voskamp — Apr 24th, 2008
"It's a design flaw." My mother's words drift from the sink, her milky white hands scrubbing dishes, skillet and... (
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by Lisa Mikitarian — Apr 22nd, 2008
Of course, God is everywhere. I shouldn't feel wonder finding Him there. In fact,
everywhere I go, I should
seek Him. On this... (
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by Ann Voskamp — Apr 19th, 2008
There is a patch behind the country church with its split rail fence, there beside the quiet of the woods, where heaven... (
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by Lisa Mikitarian — Apr 11th, 2008
Ultra marathons are grueling races. They stretch anywhere from 35 to 100 miles, cover all manner of terrain... (
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by Lisa Mikitarian — Apr 1st, 2008
My husband gave me the priceless (no matter what he says) gift of a laptop. No more going to the frigid basement... (
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by Ann Voskamp — Mar 25th, 2008
What I caught began with an innocuous call, or so it seemed, mid-morning on Monday. An insurance agent needs a... (
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by Ann Voskamp — Mar 18th, 2008
What I caught began with an innocuous call, or so it seemed, mid-morning on Monday. An insurance agent needs a... (
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by Tammy Marcelain — Mar 2nd, 2008
I talked with my sister today and she told me she was in the middle of a breakdown. She is struggling with some... (
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by Lisa Mikitarian — Jan 26th, 2008
Over the summer, my twenty-year-old daughter, Maddie, was lamenting all the pop-culture I was responsible for... (
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by Christine Villas — Jan 13th, 2008
Africa has served as a mirror for me, reflecting back my own perceptions, that is, my judgments and distortions... (
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by Lisa Mikitarian — Jan 8th, 2008
Because I grew up on the west coast, I didn't experience a snow day until I was married, had children, and was transplanted to the east coast... (
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by Teresa Bell Kindred — Jan 4th, 2008
One of my New Year's resolutions is the same one I make every year: take better care of myself. In an effort to firm up the body parts that tend... (
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