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(A stomach bug arrived at our house last week and returned again today, wreaking havoc on my writing plans and life in general. So, I thought it might be a good time to re-post this one from the archives, from back when the twins were just 18 months old and we...
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Burp verb 1. noisily release air from the stomach through the mouth; belch. 2. a noise made by air released from the stomach; a belch. Synonyms: bolt, rout, ruck Earliest known use: 1929 My eight-year-old son has discovered the art of burping. I don’t know where...
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But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 A petite Episcopalian priest and a divorced mother of two share one couch. A retired history professor...
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Necessary adjective 1. required to be done, achieved, or present; needed; essential. synonyms: obligatory, requisite, required, imperative, needed I ran outside Saturday morning with scissors in hand and cut the bright, yellow daffodils blooming at the...
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“Contemplation is a long, loving look at the real.” – Walter Burghardt This is the first winter our female cat Perfect has spent downstairs in our house. After the arrival of our dog in the spring of 2015, she confined herself to the unheated...
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Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not answer her at all....
