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Surprise!
(May 8th, 2012) by Diane Harris
Well chosen and thought-out gifts are sweet expressions of love person-to-person, but also between God and His children.
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Lights
(May 2nd, 2012) by Diane Harris
Shopping in downtown Jakarta is much like shopping in any major American city, with a few exceptions, of course. Live roosters strutting about being one exception and huge snakes on [...]
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Giants in the Land
(April 26th, 2012) by Diane Harris
Insurmountable obstacles – health needs, lack of finances, seemingly unanswered prayers, fear of death, emotional instability – become giants in the land. Giants seem to be the stuff of fairy [...]
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From Elk River to Nowthen
(April 20th, 2012) by Diane Harris
My Grandma Peterson and her good friend, Anna, were neighbors in the tiny little burg of Nowthen, Minnesota for years. Inga Peterson and Anna Johnson shared recipes, gardening tips, cups [...]
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A Place of Great Abundance
(March 22nd, 2012) by Diane Harris
“But you brought us to a place of great abundance.” Psalm 66:12 Great Aunt Dora lived out of a place of great abundance. Growing up on a farm in rural [...]
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Seek…and Be
(March 19th, 2012) by Diane Harris
This morning I crawled into my favorite living room chair, hot cup of coffee in hand, and waited for my mind to wake up enough to begin conversing with God. [...]
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Recovery Period
(March 16th, 2012) by Diane Harris
Brother-in-law Doug had surgery on his elbow. Without going into details, let me just say, the surgery went well and Doug is now in a recovery period. It is essential [...]
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Little Black Clock
(March 7th, 2012) by Diane Harris
Gracing a spindly antique table in our living room is a pretty little clock. The face of the clock is made up of simple black numbers with fragile black hands [...]
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Grief
(February 16th, 2012) by Diane Harris
I am always surprised when grief resurfaces in my life in an unexpected manner at an unexpected time. I can be pedaling along smoothly, only to trip on someone’s harsh [...]
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Shades of Gray
(February 7th, 2012) by Diane Harris
January, in Minnesota, runs right into February, which slides right into March, with nary a shift in the color of the skies. All appears to be gray upon gray. Unless, [...]
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