Read more about the article Stay close or you might lose your voice

Stay close or you might lose your voice

Have you ever been scared? So scared that you couldn’t find your voice? I have! Many years ago, when I was a child, I got lost in the woods near…

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Read more about the article What’s a visa? When you live at the mercy of immigration.

What’s a visa? When you live at the mercy of immigration.

Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels.com Do you ever feel like you are always at the mercy of what is happening around you? I have, many times. For nearly 38…

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Read more about the article I don’t like debt but I had a green carpet

I don’t like debt but I had a green carpet

We got married a few years before we moved to Africa. We bought a small townhouse from a lovely older couple. Because we spent all that we had on the…

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Read more about the article Family dysfunction, a tangled web

Family dysfunction, a tangled web

Do you think family dysfunction is a new thing? I just finished reading the story of Abraham and Sarah. And while I've read their account many times, I'm still confounded…

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Read more about the article I was a wallflower

I was a wallflower

A long time ago, I was a wallflower. I was quiet and kept to myself in a crowd. I’m still like that from time to time. When I’m in a…

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Read more about the article Just because

Just because

Did you ever think that God does what He does for you just because He loves you? I was reading this morning in Genesis 19 about the destruction of Sodom.…

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Read more about the article Let’s go on a walk

Let’s go on a walk

I love going on a walk. In the past, I’d combine walking with running but my knees began to complain. So, I took up walking instead and later on learned…

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Read more about the article Sweeping up 2024, I’m living close on purpose

Sweeping up 2024, I’m living close on purpose

We’re sweeping up the remaining days of 2024. I’m not much into resolutions or quick-fixes, as you are already aware. I have a “steady as she goes” approach to life.…

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Read more about the article It’s not that deep

It’s not that deep

”It’s not that deep.” My daughter said. I was having trouble organizing something on my cell phone and couldn’t figure a certain setting. Enter my 16-year-old who pushed a few…

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Read more about the article A unique perspective
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A unique perspective

I have lived as an ex-pat (foreigner) for most of my life. This has given me a unique perspective. While my passport says that I'm an American, my experience says…

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