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Matt Rhyne’s Legacy
Watching the vids Travis Kessler posted while weeping… in this spot https://youtu.be/shjrriYEFc8?t=4285 (click link to jump to specific time), Levi Landis was shared our goodbyes to Matt. Then Matt shared his goodbyes with us before moving to Lake Placid. I missed this night in person. I was away at college by then in the days before…
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Come In
Lift your head weary sinner, the river’s just ahead Down the path of forgiveness, salvation’s waiting there You built a mighty fortress 10,000 burdens high Love is here to lift you up, here to lift you high If you’re lost and wandering Come stumbling in like a prodigal child See the walls start crumbling Let…
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Harvesting Abundance from Tomato Pulp
Tomatoes. What do you do when tomatoes grow more abundantly than weeds? Well, you make tomato paste of course. I’ve already canned all the salsa and marinara that I’ll need for the next year, as well as diced tomatoes. I have enough for the many meals that I anticipate making to share with friends as…
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How to Help, Comparisons, and Miscarriages
Yesterday I spent the day welcoming a new baby into life. His older sister was born just 5 days before our first baby, Ezekiel, would have been born. This little fella was born just a few months before our third, Charis Ruth, would’ve arrive. And in-between that, we lost Johoahaz (Joe). Three losses in 2…
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Bring Your Everything
Just 2.5 weeks before WHO Koinonia Spring 2015 began, we lost our third consecutive baby. Still in our grieving phase, it was time to begin preparing for the Koinonia event. I knew because of the state we were in how very important preparation would be. Preparing My Marriage Going into a long weekend takes some…
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A Sigh of Relief
Sharing the big news about Baby Robertson’s anticipated arrival was a huge leap of faith. Having endured 2 miscarriages where the babies stopped growing at 6.5 weeks, announcing a healthy dot at 7w1d was no small thing. In my head, thoughts lingered that both babies actually grew beyond 6.5w and began to shrink. What if…
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Baby Robertson
1 + 1 = 3 We are thrilled to announce a 7 week old baby. Yes, this is a very early announcement. But it is significant because we have passed our two previous losses and believe we are now out of the troublesome time. Here’s a recap on our baby journey. July 27 2013…
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Spiced Pumpkin-Craisin Cookies
Original recipe from Giada De Laurentiis 1 cup all-purpose flour (I use spelt or sprouted grain) ⅔ cup old-fashioned oats 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon fine salt ¼ teaspoon ground allspice (sometime a dash of ginger, cloves, and nutmeg too) ¾ cup raw sugar, plus additional for sprinkling (I use…
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Time Moves On
I am happy to put 2014 behind me. It was a difficult year on so many levels. While still recovering from our miscarriage in 2013, I leapt at the chance to taking on additional work with a local college. The problem here – classes were frequently cancelled the day before I was to begin but…
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His Heart, Our Goal, Together We Yield to Him
Have you ever felt left out? Not part of the cool kids? Forgotten or overlooked? I’ve been there. It wasn’t intentional, but I wasn’t on the radar of those that I wanted to have include me into their lives. At what point do I need to put myself on their radar, and at what point is…