A lack of hope and Jesus

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As laughter poured from the dinner table last night, and the Ravenu2019s game along with music was up as loud as it could go in my living room (typical teenagers), I reminded the kids that at 9 p.m. we were going to watch the Ferguson coverage. I half expected a bunch of whining that the game was on and they …

A true story of hope

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I want to share a story with you today, a story of hope, a story of a kid who has found some hope, a story of a kid who makes little changes (almost) everyday to change his life, a kid who has found his place at my kitchen table playing Apples to Apples, helping me make dinner, taking naps on …

The value of a quarter

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Before I begin, I should probably apologize it’s been extremely quiet around here the past few months I’m trying to find a good balance of sharing my stories while respecting the people that I love. The balance is delicate and hard, but I got permission to share today’s story with you as long as I didn’t share his name or …

A weekend Adventure

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The rain stops and the sun starts to peek through the clouds, my heart fills with joy because I know in just a few hours, some of the people I love most in this world, my “babies” are going to experience something amazing, that they are going to be removed from their “concrete jungle” and put in the middle of …