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Simple Gifts: Cultivating a Giving Heart in Every Season

Simple Gifts: Cultivating a Giving Heart in Every Season

Although it’s nearly Valentine’s Day, I am still thinking about Ebenezer Scrooge’s famous words to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in Charles Dickens’ classic novella, A Christmas Carol.  Confronted with his future prospects, after reviewing his past deeds and their present consequences, Scrooge sees a pressing need to change his ways and fervently vows, “I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, Present, and the…

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“Seek Ye Out of the Best Books”: A Legacy of Study and Faith

“Seek Ye Out of the Best Books”: A Legacy of Study and Faith

I believe I came to earth with a love for the written word lodged inside my heart, waiting to be unlocked like a treasure in a box.  My mom was key in unlocking that box.  She did what many mothers do.  She read us stories–lots of them.  Even when we could read to ourselves.  In fact, my fondest memories may be from her reading us James Herriot books in my adolescent years.  My mom took full advantage of the public…

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