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Afraid to Blink

I’ve been going through pictures tonight. My camera card was full, and as I emptied it onto my computer, I began scrolling back through older pictures. Pictures of the past few weeks and months.
I saw one of John and Merritt just before John left and was struck by how little Merritt was then. Two months [...]

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Start

by Emily Ann Benedict
I cannot tell you the number of times people have told me, “I’ve always wanted to write a book.” My response is always, “You should,” but I find what they really mean to say is the idea is a bit overwhelming.
It seems we often have an image of an inspired writer [...]

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The Magic Word

It’s not a checklist.
It’s not a to-do list.
It’s not a game with hidden rules.
Though sometimes it feels like all of those combined.
Being single is not something I like to talk about. Because there are days, if you want me to be honest [and I think you do], being single feels like a curse.
A punishment.
A loss.
And [...]

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My Family

What were some of the unforgettable memories with your family during the holidays? For me, one of the best parts was getting to finally spend time with my soon to be sister Jenny. Previous meetings had been either during the frenzy of my wedding or very brief; getting to spend more than four days watching [...]

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New Year’s YLCF Get-together

In the past couple months I’ve been blessed to begin getting to know a few girls in the Omaha metro area who also read YLCF. My guess is that there are more of you that I don’t know about.
So here’s my question…who would be interested in having a get-together of sorts sometime in January? I [...]

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