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A Preview From Walking in Grace 2026
Ours was not a musical family. Dad had a guitar he never played. We kids plucked at the strings, but none of us thought to learn to play it ourselves. As part of a music program in school, I took up the recorder. The hope was to graduate to clarinet and join the band. I liked the recorder and practiced regularly. But my family could not afford a clarinet, and I stopped.
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Dec/Jan 2026
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His Cardinal Rule
Why this man has crafted hundreds of redbirds out of wood and given them away
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Their Scrappy Christmas
It looked like they wouldn't have much of a holiday that year
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Blankets for Baby Jesus
Could I get my young son to understand the reason for the season?
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Dec/Jan 2026
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The Legend of Zelda
How learning to play a video game unexpectedly helped this mom in her grief journey
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Dec/Jan 2026
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The Popover Promise
My first Christmas as a mother had me longing for childhood Christmases with my mom
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Stitched With Love
If the Lord is willing and the creek don't rise, I know exactly where I'll be every Monday at 3 P.M.
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Dec/Jan 2026
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A Hundred Shades of Green
Day by day, I was losing my daddy to dementia. What would be left of him?
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Dec/Jan 2026
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“MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM HEAVEN”
Four nights before Christmas, and my tree was bare.
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Dec/Jan 2026
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The Memory Ornament
I sat at the dining room table, surrounded by craft supplies, putting the finishing touches on my mom's Christmas gift—an ornament that opened like a jar and held slips of paper with handwritten memories of the year.
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Family Ties
It was the craziest gift I'd ever gotten... and possibly one of the best
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Our Old Rugged Cross
How could I ever live up to Pap Pa's example?
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Mysterious Ways
More Than Coincidence
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Cinnamon, Come Home!
A fox attacked our flock, and now my wife's favorite chicken was missing. What could I do when I couldn't see well enough to help search for her?
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Room to GROW
My house was cluttered with all the stuff I'd bought. Was my soul cluttered too?
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Sheltered
Why was it that the more I asked for God's help, the more I worried?
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Dec/Jan 2026
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The First Step
All I wanted for Christmas was to get along with my brother
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
In October 1962, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were embroiled in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Dec/Jan 2026
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Justice Served
Thanksgiving for this judge arrived early... and unexpectedly
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Oct/Nov 2025
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Concert on a Clear Night
Dad never said much about serving in Korea, and it was hard to imagine him as a soldier. I remembered him singing, not fighting
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Oct/Nov 2025
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Thanksgiving Masala
I was excited about my son, my only child, going off to college. I also knew it was taking him away from me. But one thing would always keep us connected
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Oct/Nov 2025
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A Blessed Mess
I'd invited my new friend to church. I wanted everything to be perfect. Nothing was
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Oct/Nov 2025
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The Teacup
It was more than just a gift from my grandfather. No matter where life has taken me, it has come with me
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Oct/Nov 2025
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Runaway Farm
He was a cop with trust issues. Duke was a horse with a troubled past.How would they end up healing each other?
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Oct/Nov 2025
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Sarah's Siddur
“We'll pray together at the Western Wall,” my friend promised
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Oct/Nov 2025
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Taken for Granted?
I wondered if my husband even realized how much I did for us
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Oct/Nov 2025
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Oct/Nov 2025
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My First Friendsgiving
I loved my family, but hosting Thanksgiving dinner year after year? That was driving me crazy
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Oct/Nov 2025
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Lessons From Elaine
What this ex-governor learned about caregiving after his wife of 46 years was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
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Oct/Nov 2025
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The Way I Am
It was May 6, 2018, more than a month after my heart attack, and I was still in the hospital in Atlanta, barely able to sit up in bed.
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