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shawnmariespry
- Aug 28
- 6 min
Abundant Life
Last month we celebrated our son’s engagement at a brewery in the Alger Heights neighborhood of Grand Rapids. Under the laughter and my...
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shawnmariespry
- Jul 31
- 7 min
Extreme
Is urgently and unapologetically protecting the most defenseless among us--without exceptions--extreme?
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shawnmariespry
- Jun 19
- 9 min
Exhale
I’ve been on a 27-year expedition that is coming to a close. If raising them was a great inhale, it’s about time for a seismic exhale.
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shawnmariespry
- May 8
- 7 min
Why Mothers Should Protect Their Babies
Minutes after Isabella Marie Spry was born, Scott holds his fourth-born, September 2004 Some babies are adorable. Some, maybe not so...
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shawnmariespry
- Apr 17
- 2 min
Resurrection
Two thousand years ago, on the early dawn of the Day of Firstfruits, a Jewish carpenter-rabbi came back from the dead after having been nail
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shawnmariespry
- Mar 27
- 7 min
Exposed
WARNING: This post contains disturbing graphic content. “Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them....
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shawnmariespry
- Feb 13
- 7 min
Puppy LOVE
We are about to embark on an exciting new adventure. We three are absolutely smitten by this adorable new adventure. His name is Buck.
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shawnmariespry
- Jan 2
- 9 min
Blessed Assurance
It has been a gradual transition, watching our four children launch into adulthood. Nine years ago as our first child prepared to leave...
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shawnmariespry
- Oct 10, 2021
- 13 min
Abortion Story
I was taken to a room that had three exam tables all lined up in a row. I was taken to the last one and asked to lie down...
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shawnmariespry
- Sep 26, 2021
- 5 min
Retrospective
Summer 2021 is now history. It was abundantly good. God is good. I am constantly in awe of his mercy and favor. The following photo essay...
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shawnmariespry
- Sep 12, 2021
- 4 min
T'shuva
"But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him."
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shawnmariespry
- Aug 22, 2021
- 4 min
Growing Up
Disenchantment really hit me hard when life wasn’t perfect after 8th grade. School isn’t easy, some people aren’t nice, seasonal . . .
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shawnmariespry
- Jul 4, 2021
- 16 min
Following Guiding Lights
Just as lighthouses guide ship and boat captains through rough waters, each of us needs to find guiding lights to help us navigate life.
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shawnmariespry
- Jun 20, 2021
- 11 min
A Letter to My Father
Happy Father’s Day Dad, I love you. We all love you. This Father’s Day, hundreds of miles away, I will attempt to articulate exactly why...
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shawnmariespry
- May 9, 2021
- 10 min
Transformative
Becoming a parent is pretty amazing, but mothers definitely have a unique perspective. Whether by adoption or by birth, becoming a mother...
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shawnmariespry
- Apr 11, 2021
- 7 min
Where, O Death, Is Your Sting?
This season of death has made the reality of the resurrection and the absolute necessity of a RISEN Savior all the more real to me. He IS...
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shawnmariespry
- Mar 14, 2021
- 4 min
Ridiculous
When I was little I used to think that concrete roads were made of mashed, baked banana. How ridiculous is that?! I learned early on that...
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