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Tithing Upside Down
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kjackson
And so the big story–the headline–is that a 40-year-old homeschool mom unexpectedly lost her young and fit husband when he died of a massive heart attack next to her in bed. Even now–23 days later–I’m still not believing that story. It just seems so unreal. But within the big story–under that headline–lies a multitude of…
You Want to do WHAT? WHEN?
By
kjackson
It’s 7:30 a.m., I have a major sinus headache, and yet I jolt with the sudden urge to climb up on a child’s loft bed and hammer itty bitty nails in the exact right spots so that the 8X10 photographs of Anya–years one through nine–hang in a perfect line. Before doing this I had to…
Perfect Timing
By
kjackson
Wednesday morning I woke early. The house was quiet and I peeked out the back window at an amazing sunrise. I tip-toed outside and sat on the back porch with Sammy the cat and watched that sunrise and felt the awe. When the awe takes over–and the gratefulness oozes–those are the times to plan for…
Snake Stories
By
kjackson
The child has been running. The child’s face is red and blotchy. The child is gulping for air. The child huffs out the words I’ve heard so many times in the past five years, “Mom! We saw a snake!!” I remember when we were trying to find renters for our house in town so we…
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