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Inestimable II
Continuing with the theme from last week’s blog . . . What is a girl worth? What IS a girl worth? It depends. Has she escaped or is she...
shawnmariespry
Nov 3, 20195 min read
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Inestimable
“What is a little girl worth?” Location, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, economic status, and age don’t determine our worth.
shawnmariespry
Oct 26, 20194 min read
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Glad Tidings
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to...
shawnmariespry
Oct 19, 20196 min read
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Oh, The Bliss
Aaron Ray just turned 19 on Thursday. He’s my third-one’s-a-charm baby, becoming the first to fulfill my heart’s desire of a natural birth.
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Oct 5, 201911 min read
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Tov Me'od
Good. This is the word--"tov" in Hebrew--that God uses to describe his creation in the Genesis 1 narrative. Peculiarly, he does not tell us
shawnmariespry
Sep 28, 20192 min read
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Procuring
It is a federal crime to sell unborn human body parts. And despite compelling evidence, so far, Planned Parenthood and other members of the
shawnmariespry
Sep 22, 20195 min read
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Puzzling
But as I stood in the forest, listened, watched and prayed, I was filled with deep gratitude to God for trees and all that they've provided.
shawnmariespry
Sep 15, 20196 min read
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Exceedingly Abundantly
Babies are an exceedingly and abundantly good gift. When we talk about women’s rights and bodily autonomy in regards to abortion, we fool...
shawnmariespry
Sep 8, 20197 min read
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Bottom Feeders
"Oh baby baby it's a wild world..." sang Cat Stevens in September 1970. This was the refrain in my head this week after our son, Aaron,...
shawnmariespry
Aug 25, 20193 min read
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Unhinged
A ruinous revolution lies in the heart of us all, resulting in millions slaughtered, across millennia, from Cain to the Crusaders, Stalin...
shawnmariespry
Aug 17, 20196 min read
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Rocky Mountain High
"The Crown of the Continent", Glacier National Park, in northwest Montana, is home to Triple Divide Peak, the hydrological apex of the North
shawnmariespry
Aug 3, 20193 min read
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Tolerance or Love
“If Christianity is harmful for sexual minorities,” she asserts, “then there is either a problem with Christianity or there is a problem...
shawnmariespry
Jul 21, 20192 min read
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Rocket Science
Men, we need to wake up to the opportunities all around us. Kids need loving direction (a.k.a. discipline) and wise counsel, especially...
shawnmariespry
Jul 14, 20195 min read
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Level Playing Field
Those who argue women’s equality demands abortion are actually making a misogynistic assumption, whether they realize it or not. The assumpt
shawnmariespry
Jul 7, 20193 min read
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Precious Treasure II
This week, I want to share the first letter my mother ever wrote to me. It is one of many. Upon reaching adulthood, we three children were..
shawnmariespry
Jun 30, 20196 min read
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Farewell Spring
This may not seem mysterious if you are a botanist or meteorologist, but novice gardener that I am, the science of it is well beyond my pay
shawnmariespry
Jun 23, 20194 min read
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No Exceptions
All human beings—regardless of size, skin color, level of development, race, gender and circumstances of conception—should be valued...
shawnmariespry
Jun 15, 20194 min read
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Neshamela
Twenty-four years ago I held my first newborn baby in my arms...I penned this in a journal that I just found in basement storage...
shawnmariespry
Jun 9, 20198 min read
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In An Instant
We should live open-handed and prepared, with the full realization that we don’t know what’s in store for later today or tomorrow.
shawnmariespry
Jun 1, 20195 min read
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Precious Treasure
Does anyone write personal letters anymore?
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. ~ Proverbs 13:12
shawnmariespry
May 27, 20195 min read
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