Mother Love
Last weekend was such a joy, having all of our kids together for first time in a year! Our daughter Bailey missed her family and so came...
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shawnmariespry
- May 11, 2019
- 3 min
Closer Than a Brother
I just discovered I’m a few weeks early, but then I only just guessed there might really be a “Best Friends Day”. So now that you know,...
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shawnmariespry
- May 4, 2019
- 4 min
"Disagree better, not less"
Our son recently turned 21. We celebrated his birthday together up north on a beautiful Friday, walking our property, enjoying a good...
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shawnmariespry
- Apr 27, 2019
- 6 min
Reflections on "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Fifty-six years ago this month, the great civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., wrote a telling letter from his jail...
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shawnmariespry
- Apr 21, 2019
- 3 min
Cleverly Devised Stories
I do not have one of those disturbing photos of myself with the Easter bunny. Thank goodness! Have you seen some of these?!! I actually...
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shawnmariespry
- Apr 6, 2019
- 4 min
Family Like Syrup
Last weekend was a big one for Michigander Scott Spry, syrup-er extraordinaire. He collected thirty gallons of sap from the sugar maples...
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shawnmariespry
- Mar 30, 2019
- 2 min
Eye-Opening
This week, I welcome guest writer Bella Spry, our dear daughter, as she writes a movie review: I first read the book Unplanned a few...
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shawnmariespry
- Mar 17, 2019
- 4 min
Number Our Days
When I was around four-years old, I was struck by a car in the street in front of my house in Hazel Park, Michigan. It was a warm summer...
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shawnmariespry
- Mar 10, 2019
- 4 min
Tenderness Detached = Terror
Have you ever watched CSPAN and cried? I have. Around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. I didn’t have tissue ready, I wasn’t...
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shawnmariespry
- Mar 3, 2019
- 2 min
Life’s Disappointments
First, the good news. We all experience disappointments, so you’re not alone. And, they can be catalysts for positive change. The bad...
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