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KEEP STANDING
“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” ~ Ephesians 6:13 (The Bible) One of my very favorite works of fiction is J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. As a writer, his powers of description, world-building, and language are tremendously inspiring; as a person, his themes of unconditional love, courage, and hope in the face of overwhelming evil deeply resonate within my heart. Truly, it would be difficult for me to pick a favorite aspect of Tolkien’s work but, if pressed, I would have to boil it down to a concept…
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WOMAN UP, AMERICA: IT’S TIME TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS
“The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.” ~ Proverbs 14:1 (The Bible) It’s time for we women to take responsibility for our actions. We’re embroiled in a current election war in our nation the likes of which most of us have never seen—or wanted to see. Our country is as divided as it has ever been except, perhaps, in the days before the Civil War (or “War Between the States”, if you’re from the South). If you look at the election map by counties, that division becomes painfully clear. Just like the 2016 election {map pictured}, almost every city and metropolitan area…
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LET ME LIVE
“Open your mouth for the speechless, and in the cause of all appointed to die. ” ~ Proverbs 31:8 In six days, our Nation will face what can only be described as a truly historic Election Day. Opinions and emotions are running high: seems like everyone has something to say. Yet, with all of the voices clamoring and crying out, there is one voice we can’t hear, one voice too small to perceive… One voice with more at stake in this election than any of the rest of us. Below is a song my Mother recently wrote(*) capturing the innocence and desperation of that one voice. As you go to…
