My home away from home, a five-star hotel in south Florida, boasted a beautiful balcony view and over-the-top in-room amenities. I experienced a glitch with registration, but the manager resolved the problem, and I made my way to my seventeenth floor room. By the time I reached my destination a visit to the toilet was in [...]

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 “Grab your pole and let’s go fishin’!” My son has fond memories of fishing with his Uncle John. Our home in Alabama was built beside a seven-acre lake stocked with large-mouth bass, bream and catfish. They would spend afternoons walking around the lake looking for the right spot. It wasn’t all fun and games for [...]

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“But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” (Luke 2:19 NIV) Mary tucked away the memories of Jesus’ birth, the shepherds’ visit, and the Wise Men’s gifts and thought about them from time to time. Her memory must have been on overload as she watched her precious son beaten beyond [...]

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