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Civic Duty

Civic Duty

It’s an election year! Early last week, we had a flyer on our front doorknob. It was an invitation to an ice cream social and to meet with a candidate running for state representative. It was being held at the neighborhood clubhouse so very close by.  I was surprised...
Independence Day

Independence Day

Freedom! That was the look on my son’s face when I gave the okay for him and his friend to ride their bike in the neighborhood. I should have been more specific because to a 10-year-old boy, the ‘neighborhood’ meant anywhere he and his friend could ride their bikes. I...
Minding Money

Minding Money

According to most studies, finances are one of the top causes for conflicts in families. The subject of tithing, savings, and spending does come up in our family. I’m a tither and Scott likes to give offerings. He also likes to budget and I rather not. Since he is the...
Changed Name

Changed Name

As a child, I had many names. My relatives called me “Imee” or “Emi”, the neighborhood kids called me “Aimee”, and then in school, I had my legal name. While everyone in school had a middle name, I just had another surname. There was a custom when I was born that...
Pass Over

Pass Over

This week is Passover week. It is a major Jewish festival commemorating the time God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and passed over them in the plague of death. On the first Passover, the Israelites killed a lamb with no physical defects at sundown. They...
New Beginnings

New Beginnings

Easter brings memories of family gatherings, dinners with friends, Easter egg hunts, and baptisms. This year Easter happened on the last day of the month. The perfect time to think of starting fresh for the new month. As believers, Easter is the day we celebrate that...