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The Hiding Place
There is a very moving book published a few decades ago called The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom.1 It tells the story of a Dutch Christian family during WWII who hid and saved many Jews in their home in Haarlem.…
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The Shape of a Heart
As I walked down the hallways of a busy child care center last week, I was surrounded by dozens of pink, white, red and lilac-blue hearts that adorned each class’s bulletin board. From the carefully printed and precisely-cut school-age classroom displays…
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Smilax
After our recent move to Central Texas from the Northeast, we became reacquainted with the Smilax vine. It is not a happy friendship. The huge thickets of Smilax with their woody stems, thorny hooks and shiny leaves cover the barbed wire…
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A Mock-Orange Renascence
I wrote this blog during one of Maine’s harsh winters. It focuses on The Tender Places theme for early January 2020- Perseverance and Tenacity. Enjoy! The tiniest tips of thin brown branches still peek out from under the several feet of…
