Churchyard Chick Goes Free Range
Exploring faith outside the safety of Sunday
Tag Archives: Mother’s Day
Thanks, Mom, for Not Killing Me (Yet)
“Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the earth” (Exodus 20:12). Does this mean so they won’t follow through on their urge to strangle us with their bare hands on so many occasions? Maybe. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Cosby, Family, God, Home, Mother, Mother's Day, parents, Relationships
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Multiple Hearts
“Come here!” the student shouted. “What is it?” his friend asked, a bit impatiently, as he was working on his own project in the Spirit Studies Lab that day. “Multiple hearts in this one!” “I’ve never noticed that before. Let … Continue reading
Posted in Cluckings, Uncategorized
Tagged Child, Children Youth and Family, Christianity, Family, God, Home, Jesus, Mother, Mother's Day, Religion and Spirituality
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Bloom Already
One year ago today (I see from my unfinished drafts), I wrote this title. When I clicked on, I saw only the title. No notes. No rough draft. I saw nothing but the title, which made me reflect upon the reason I … Continue reading
Posted in Surprises, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Garden, God, hope, hummingbirds, Lord, Mother's Day, patience, Rose, Rose of Sharon, summer, Tomato, waiting
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An Angel Unaware
Abraham Lincoln, our sixteenth President, is reported to have said, “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Lincoln’s biological mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, died when he was nine, and he was raised … Continue reading
