 Dear Aunt Nell,
It's that time of year when I start searching for just the right photo to share with family and friends in holiday greetings. I love looking at family pics, don't you?
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 Dear Reader, have you noticed that sometimes the biggest insights come from the youngest philosophers. You know, the whole "out of the mouths of babes" thing?
 ************************ collaboration: to work jointly with others ************************ Have you been to a quilting bee, Dear Reader? I haven't, but I've seen the incredible work they produce. Just the idea of gathering and working toward a beautiful purpose with like-minded women is inspiring.
**************************** obedience: an act or instance of obeying, submission **************************** Dear Reader, have you ever wondered what life would be like if Jesus hadn't obeyed His Father's will to sacrifice His human life for our everlasting ones?
Dear Reader, I love the season of Lent! I love how it draws me into the ministry and fellowship of being called by Jesus in an intimate way. Lent makes me slow down and really reflect on what it means to me to be a Christ-follower.
As I began to look forward to Lent this year, I began to look beyond the victory of Resurrection Day. I began to think about how the disciples may have felt after the Ascension.  Everywhere we look there seems to be poverty, corruption, natural disaster. What hope could there possibly be for any kind of future?
 Lord, a dead-end job in a backwater town...no hope in sight. The rabbi says King David started out this way, hard to believe. Maybe shepherds weren't considered to be the lowest of the low back then.
 She's so young, Lord. Did her father even ask her about our match? God, how can I believe she wanted our marriage if she's pregnant and it's not my child? I didn't sign up for this.
I don't understand, God, how have I displeased you? I've tried to a righteous man. I don't know how to handle this.  Holy God, did I hear right? I'm just a girl...nothing special. Are you sure you want to entrust me with such an enormous task?
I'm scared, Lord, scared and confused.  O Lord, all my life I heard the prophecy of Isaiah, the hope for a Savior, but now I am distraught. I see no hope around me. Your godly king, Josiah, is gone. Will you raise up another?
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