So about watching British crime shows during the pandemic—I can’t say it happened on purpose. It started with missing persons cases in creepy English forests and village fetes, with inspectors unearthing clues and discovering the most unlikely guilty parties responsible. No plot celebrated loving ...
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5 Ways to Avoid Enemies
When someone threatens those we love, they move into the enemy category. The day my neighbor David tormented my toddler sister at the swing set, my playmate became my enemy. I didn't plan on doing anything with the baseball bat I raised in protest, but somehow it helped me feel protected. It was an ...
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Finding Peace in the Presence of My Enemies
I met my first enemy in kindergarten. Before that, I didn't watch out or peer into eyes looking for anything more than eyeballs. A punch to my gut changed my understanding of who walks this world with me. I don't remember his name, but he stood taller than I did, never speaking to me before or ...
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Why You Want to Make Friends with Fossils
When I was a teenager, my sisters and I called our parents “the fossils,” but they really weren’t very old. It was affectionate, and they indulged us. Never living near my grandparents or having a close relationship with them, God gifted me with friends who might qualify as “fossils,” in an ...
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5 Reasons to Have Older People in Your Life
Last week I saw a small white-haired woman creep down my street with a small white-haired dog. Until then, she was only a rumor to us newcomers who arrived when the Pandemic did. Elderly people felt the impact of isolation unlike others. After all, the CDC said, "The risk for severe illness with ...
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