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...
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shawnmariespry
- Oct 26, 2019
- 4 min
Inestimable
“What is a little girl worth?” Location, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, economic status, and age don’t determine our worth.
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shawnmariespry
- Oct 19, 2019
- 6 min
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...
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shawnmariespry
- Oct 5, 2019
- 11 min
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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shawnmariespry
- Sep 28, 2019
- 2 min
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
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shawnmariespry
- Sep 22, 2019
- 5 min
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
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shawnmariespry
- Sep 15, 2019
- 6 min
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.
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shawnmariespry
- Sep 8, 2019
- 7 min
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...
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shawnmariespry
- Aug 25, 2019
- 3 min
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,...
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shawnmariespry
- Aug 17, 2019
- 6 min
Unhinged
A ruinous revolution lies in the heart of us all, resulting in millions slaughtered, across millennia, from Cain to the Crusaders, Stalin...
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shawnmariespry
- Aug 3, 2019
- 3 min
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
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shawnmariespry
- Jul 21, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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shawnmariespry
- Jul 14, 2019
- 5 min
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...
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shawnmariespry
- Jul 7, 2019
- 3 min
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
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shawnmariespry
- Jun 30, 2019
- 6 min
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..
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shawnmariespry
- Jun 23, 2019
- 3 min
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
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shawnmariespry
- Jun 15, 2019
- 4 min
No Exceptions
All human beings—regardless of size, skin color, level of development, race, gender and circumstances of conception—should be valued...
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shawnmariespry
- Jun 9, 2019
- 8 min
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...
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shawnmariespry
- Jun 1, 2019
- 5 min
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.
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shawnmariespry
- May 27, 2019
- 5 min
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
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