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A Rainbow just for You
Read Genesis 9: 11-17 (NLT) Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, and I will remember my covenant with you…
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What I Didn't Know I was Carrying
Today I reached into my purse, and my hand fell on some unexpected things. Odd how I don’t remember putting a spoon in there…And what about that flattened granola bar? How long has THAT been in there? Or the harmonica, or the pair of earrings? And why am I carrying a shoelace and three cough drops? (When was I sick? Three months ago?) The list goes on, and I begin to wonder, when…
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What We Have
This morning I watched a squirrel gathering food for the winter. She was carefully picking the small green fruits off a spindly Hawthorn tree that grows at the edge of the woods in my backyard. The tree isn’t much to look at. It’s small and scrawny with only a few thorny branches. And this time of year nearly all the leaves have fallen. It doesn’t get much sunlight, and struggles to survive in…
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an update on the sad plant
an update on the sad plant
Last March I talked about a little succulent plant that I’d nearly killed. Moving it to a new pot seemed to be working; it had made a tiny new leaf. Well, it’s now October and the plant is indeed thriving. It’s doubled in size, fully green and happy, What thriving looks like. And I kept the pot of death, because it has a cute smile. But I won’t make the mistake of trying to grow a plant in it…
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I rescued a small succulent plant a while back. It was cemented into a strange little jar, one with snowmen and reindeer on it. I guess it was meant to be sold as an ornament and thrown away after the holidays were done. But I broke the jar, freed the sad little roots, and gave it some love. It grew for a while, then I moved it to a cuter pot, a smiling giraffe. I’d saved it after the plant that…
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Motivate
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. Hebrews 10:24 Yesterday I met a beautiful, faithful woman named Kathy who loves the Lord. We were both in a waiting room, waiting for our loved ones to be finished with their tests. We fell easily into conversation, beginning with the comfort level of various masks, and proceeding gradually to deeper things–life,…
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Remembering September 11, 2001
Remembering September 11, 2001
AN EXCERPT FROM “THE REJOICING HEN” by Catherine Kanen [SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 – Tuesday, 10:45 am] Peter The morning had passed in such a blur, Derek and I hardly moved from our family room couch. Except for tending to 15-month-old Faith, we’d stayed glued to the TV. Watching as the horror played out in New Amsterdam. The image of a plane striking the second Tower played…
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We Are the Cabinet Soup of Christ
We Are the Cabinet Soup of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:12-21 New Living Translation (NLT) 12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. 14 Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one…
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Rejoicing Hen - 11
Rejoicing Hen – 11
[NOVEMBER 3, 1990 – Saturday, 2:30 pm] Derek I’d been replaying Sherri’s comments in my head all day, trying to remember if I’d ever mentioned my lifelong dream to Peter. As we sat at the table, doing schoolwork, I kept glancing across at him. I’d fallen for him big time, and yet here I was feeling afraid to share my deepest wish with the guy I loved. What is wrong with me? Why am I so…
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Rejoicing Hen - 10
Rejoicing Hen – 10
[NOVEMBER 2, 1990 – Friday, 7:45 pm] Peter “I’d like to build a road,” I said as I handed two cards to Drew Bishop. Even though he’d graduated the previous June and now worked as a music teacher in Trimont, Drew never missed a Friday game night. Beside me, Drew was Derek’s best friend, and the two shared an easy intimacy that stirred up feelings of jealousy in my stomach. Even though I knew…
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Rejoicing Hen - 9
Rejoicing Hen – 9
[OCTOBER 31, 1990 – Wednesday, 8:30 pm] Derek “Peter, hold still so I can get your hook on.” He kept wiggling his hand inside the base, so the fasteners slipped through my fingers as I tried to connect them. “I’m sorry, Derek, but it feels weird,” he replied. “It was your choice to be Captain Hook, remember; I let you choose.” “I’m…
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Rejoicing Hen - 8
Rejoicing Hen – 8
[OCTOBER 6, 1990 – Saturday, 8:00 pm] Peter As she’d promised, Sherri had two tickets waiting for us at the door. I looked around as we entered the dining hall. It was decorated in fall colors with drapes of fabric hiding the fact that it was just a cafeteria. The tables had been moved to the perimeter of the room, creating a large dance floor in the center. Paper leaves in red and gold and…
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Rejoicing Hen - 7
Rejoicing Hen – 7
[OCTOBER 5, 1990 – Friday, 7:00 pm] Peter When I answered the door, Derek was smiling. He held out the bottle of wine and tried to act casual as he struggled to catch his breath. “Hey, thanks, I love red wine,” I stepped aside to let Derek pass me. “Come on in and have a seat. You can just toss your coat anywhere.” I remarked as I headed toward the kitchen area. Do I sound casual…
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The Rejoicing Hen - 6
The Rejoicing Hen – 6
[OCTOBER 5, 1990 – Friday, 6:45 pm]
Derek
I hung up the phone and dashed into my bedroom. I pulled out six different shirts and four pairs of jeans. What should I wear? Should I bring a bottle of wine? Would that seem too much like a date? Was the handsome redheaded Peter thinking this was going to be just two guys hanging out and having pizza? Should I bring a six pack of…
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The Rejoicing Hen - 5
The Rejoicing Hen – 5
[OCTOBER 5, 1990 – Friday, 6:00 pm]
Peter
I hadn’t felt like eating when dinner time came around, so I decided to stay home. I gave Sherri a call and told her I was skipping the dining hall tonight, then wandered around the apartment trying to decide what to do. I found my way into the kitchen anyway. Thought maybe I’d make some soup, had got so far as taking out a pot and…
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The Rejoicing Hen - 4
The Rejoicing Hen – 4
[OCTOBER 5, 1990 – Friday, 3:15 pm]
Peter
The sound of chairs scraping the floor roused me from my thoughts as all around me students started gathering their books and bags and heading out the door.
Had class ended already?
What’s happening to me? I’m jittery and anxious and excited and terrified and empty inside and yet at the same time too full.
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The Rejoicing Hen - 3
The Rejoicing Hen – 3
[OCTOBER 5, 1990 – Friday, 12:15 pm]
Derek
When I entered the crowded room, I looked around urgently. Could he have finished eating already and gone on to his next class? I bypassed the line at the main food bar and headed around to the largest of the open dining areas. Where was that red hair I’d spotted so easily across the Quad? I turned a corner and there he was. He was…
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