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Category Archives: Childhood
My Dad…
My dad was a hard-working farmer who loved to talk to people. I can’t remember him ever telling me in words that he loved me. Hugging was also not really done in my family. My old-fashioned Dutch dad was very … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Dad, Family, Father's day, Grief and loss, trees
Tagged childhood, Dad, family, farming, Father's Day, grief and loss, memories, trees
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The Pretty Place
The overgrown trail was dotted with purple, white and yellow in the spring. The whole area was called the “gullies.” Grabbing unto tree branches along the way, my senses filled deeply with the grassy muddy smell. In the famous movie “Chronicles … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Farming, God our Father, God's faithfulness, God's protection, Grief and loss, Memories, mother loss, prayer, sister loss, Springtime
Tagged childhood, family, farming, God our Father, God's faithfulness, grief and loss, loss of mother, loss of sister, memories, prayer, Springtime
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Mother’s Day Isn’t Always Simple
Mother’s Day. A day when all the ladies are honored and everything is flowers and sunshine all around. Hold on. Let’s not forget the ones who have lost their moms. Motherless daughters. It could be that a woman has lost … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Death, Family, Grief and loss, Hope, Mom, mother loss, Motherless Daughters
Tagged death, family, grief, grief and loss, hope, loss, loss of mother, mother, Mother's Day, Motherless daughters
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Mrs. Miller…an unforgettable teacher…and another in the series on trees…
A tree can have such special meanings and purposes. You might ask what that has to do with a woman named Mrs. Miller. I have a schefflera tree sitting in my dining room which has endured. If you know me, … Continue reading
A Harvest Night
That fall feeling was in the air. The smell of corn husks and leaves. The chill that makes you pull your coat closed. Maybe I was 8 or 9 years old. Often I’d sit on top of the warm pile … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Farming, Siblings
Tagged childhood, death, farming, God's faithfulness, memories, siblings
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