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Ashley
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Continue reading →: AshleyTime is a gift. Precious. Irreplaceable. Overlooked. You have been with us around 7,000 days. Not counting the days I carried you in my tummy and in my heart. There have been so many bumps and yet so many smiles and laughs. You have constantly amazed me. From the tiny…
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Knowledge
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Continue reading →: KnowledgeI love the start of a new school year. I love new crayon boxes and unsharpened pencils. Fresh notebooks and blank calendars. Rulers and colored pencils and backpacks and empty folders. They all scream to me the anticipation of something new and special and amazing is about to happen. New…
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Hate
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Continue reading →: HateI was taught not to hate. I taught my children not to use this word. To cultivate grace and love for others. Yet, I hate. I hate cerebral palsy. I hate what it has brought to my child. I hate the struggles. I hate the pain. I hate the surgeries…
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Son
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Continue reading →: SonHe turned 21 last week. It was an emotional day – pride, joy . . . relief! I wanted to write about him that day, to celebrate him. Instead, I kept quiet. I chose to remember his life and cherish those mental images alone. And in doing so,…
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broken
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Continue reading →: brokenIt’s silly, really. These tears running down my cheeks. It was merely a bump of the hip. The magnetic board that normally hangs above my desk had slipped off the hangars last week and was leaning against my desk. Time had not allowed it to be hung again. One bump…
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This Son of Ours
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Continue reading →: This Son of OursHe was an answer to prayer. A long awaited child of promise. He has brought laughter and joy and, yes, some tears too, into our life. Every day of his 21 years I have thanked God for his life and the gift he has been to us. Love you, son!
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Pictures
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Continue reading →: PicturesHere’s a look at some of her senior pictures! Amazing to think this child survived a stroke and 18 surgeries! She had done far more than they ever believed possible. I can’t help but look at her and think of Jennifer Hudson’s quote when she won the Academy Award for…
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After
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Continue reading →: AfterWhat do you do the Tuesday after High School Graduation the previous Friday? Make applicaiton to YWAM Madison, of course! It’s only two hours from home – just a hop, skip and a jump! Not too far – but far enough for independence and adventure. Her plans are to go…
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Graduation
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Continue reading →: GraduationIt was a lovely evening. Warm, which has been unusual this spring. We gathered in the classroom and Ashley spoke a few words to those there – challanging us that God uses every story to tell His story. We prayed over her and then ate a nice supper, some on…
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I’m Kim!
Thank you! You have gifted me your most prized possession – time. I hope you enjoy the read. Some laughs, some smiles, some tears and even a few, “mmm-hmmms” too!
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