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It's a New Day: Sharing our Burdens
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The memory on my mind today is a continuation of what I shared yesterday. When I arrived to the hospital that morning and found Darin in such a vulnerable condition, I wasn't prepared. I kept my composure for his sake, but inside I was crushed. I felt dizzy and shaky. I opened my mouth to pray for him, but couldn't produce any words. And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.". The mon...
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It's a New Day: An Update, An Anniversary and Some Holy Week Reflections
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Saturday, March 19, 2016. An Update, An Anniversary and Some Holy Week Reflections. The last time I wrote. WAS so long ago. Our family was still in the Chicago area and Darin was completing his final month of intensive rehab. Our little Nora had just turned two. The novelty of being in a different and exciting city had worn off for Lucy and Collin. They were just plain homesick. We all were. Even though we had been so richly blessed by the amazing local churc. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The kids...
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It's a New Day: June 2015
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015. The Only Thing That Feels Normal. Later that night, Darin was transferred to the ICU and I only felt more reluctant and lacking in confidence to offer anything. I wanted to support him, but IVs, monitors, beeping machines and the hustle and bustle of medical staff all seemed beckon me into the background. Keep your chin up. He's still with you and that's what is important. He still has arms to hold you and the kids.". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Preschool at Home: Ask Mr. Bear.
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It's a New Day: Moments of Loneliness
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Monday, March 21, 2016. We were a couple of days into Darin's hospitalization By that point I was spending my nights at home, but didn't feel comfortable having Darin in the hospital overnight without a friend or family member present. The doctors and nurses were amazing and I trusted them. But his loneliness and confusion was severe and he needed a companion present in the darkness of the nighttime and early morning hours. I have always cherished the words in Hebrews 4:14-15:. Since then we have a great...
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It's a New Day: A Pause for Extravagance
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Thursday, March 24, 2016. A Pause for Extravagance. I waited until he brought it up again and then admitted that I had lost it and had given up hope of finding it. I was dejected and he was pretty sad about it too, but what could be done that I had not already done? Jesus was dining in the home of a man named Simon the Leper when, as Matthew 26:7 tells it:. A woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he relined at the table.". As the story c...
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It's a New Day: August 2015
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Sunday, August 23, 2015. What can I do to help you? Have you ever known someone who was in the midst of a devastating crisis and you felt compelled to come to their immediate aid but you had no idea what was truly needed or wanted? Being in the center of a crisis situation and on the receiving end of help from my community has given me fresh insight. I have learned that often God answers cries for help from His children though the willing hands of His other. While Darin was in the ER, our pastor, Scott t...
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It's a New Day: Preschool at Home: Goodnight Moon
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Sunday, September 30, 2012. Preschool at Home: Goodnight Moon. We spent this week of preschool with the classic book Goodnight Moon. By Margaret Wise Brown. After a tough time in preschool land last week. To keep the flow going, we did continue with a letter for the week: "M" and made our weekly collage with macaroni and " do-a-dots. In the main colors from the illustrations in the book. One morning I made our version of "mush" for breakfast - pumpkin pie oatmeal! M &M Counting Books". We enjoyed the sto...
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It's a New Day: Music and Movement!
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013. This post is inspired by a few different things:. 1 I am a stay-at-home mommy to two busy, WIGGLY preschoolers living in a COLD climate. 3 I am a dancer at heart. I spent the better part of my childhood taking dance classes- tapping, twirling, leaping and doing the running man in my spare time. I don't formally dance any more, but it will always be a part of me (for a good story, ask my friend, Shannon. About the time she showed up at my house for coffee and. From Group Publis...
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It's a New Day: Taking Heart In the Face of Fear
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Taking Heart In the Face of Fear. The surgery was estimated to take about seven hours. As you can imagine, it would require a great deal of skill and precision. To give you an idea of how intense the surgery was, here is a picture of his x-ray after the surgery (spoiler alert: the surgery was successful and went according to plan):. First of all, can I just stop and absorb the words, " he loved them to the end". Reading on in John chapters 13-18 we see Jesus wash his disciples'...
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It's a New Day: May 2015
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Sunday, May 31, 2015. Sometimes Fear Traps Us in a Dungeon. How will Daddy go potty when he gets home? Well I don't know yet. But the doctors and nurses will teach him how to go potty.". How will he get his pajamas on? Well, I will help him! But are you strong enough? Well, I don't know! But I hope so.". Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Lucy. There was also a very strong and courageous knight named Collin". I must go and see her! Maybe I should call her name and she will answer me!
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