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    Interview with a Poet
    shawnmariespry
    • Feb 23, 2020
    • 6 min

    Interview with a Poet

    Stephen Page is an accomplished artist, using words like a talented painter her palette. His brushstrokes are simultaneously bold and . . .
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    Birth Mom, part II
    shawnmariespry
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 7 min

    Birth Mom, part II

    Those minutes, I know were terrifying for the adoptive parents. Minutes when birth mothers begin to process regret and begin to think...
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    Though Flesh and Heart Fail
    shawnmariespry
    • Feb 9, 2020
    • 8 min

    Though Flesh and Heart Fail

    Though my father's body is gone, his soul lives on. Figuratively, his love and and legacy perpetuate in the lives of his family . . .
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    Birth Mom, part I
    shawnmariespry
    • Feb 2, 2020
    • 9 min

    Birth Mom, part I

    Most of us probably know someone who was adopted. But have you ever met a mother who allowed her child to be placed for adoption? I have...
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    Size Matters Not
    shawnmariespry
    • Jan 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    Size Matters Not

    What IS the unborn?
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    A Rich Man
    shawnmariespry
    • Jan 19, 2020
    • 19 min

    A Rich Man

    This is a tribute to my Dad's life and memory, in the words of his wife, children and grandchildren.He was a truly rich man, and everyone...
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    A Father's Wish
    shawnmariespry
    • Jan 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    A Father's Wish

    Though I know it is a temporary situation, the death of my father hurt more than anything I had ever experienced at that point in my life.
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    Heaven & Nature Sing
    shawnmariespry
    • Dec 22, 2019
    • 6 min

    Heaven & Nature Sing

    But, in one particular birth, biology absolutely matters. And even then, an amazing adoptive father—Joseph—played an instrumental role...
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    All Flesh
    shawnmariespry
    • Dec 8, 2019
    • 6 min

    All Flesh

    I hope this Advent season you may listen to an exquisite masterpiece of music and songwriting, like Messiah. Moreover, I pray that you...
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    Irretrievable
    shawnmariespry
    • Nov 23, 2019
    • 5 min

    Irretrievable

    "...time is irretrievable. Once you spend it, it’s gone. How much time have I wasted on lesser things? How much time that we might have..."
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    Inestimable III
    shawnmariespry
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 5 min

    Inestimable III

    Wrapping up this three-part exposé, it is clear, the cost of abortion, slavery and sexual abuse are steep. However, the value of a person...
    87 views0 comments
    Inestimable II
    shawnmariespry
    • Nov 3, 2019
    • 5 min

    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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    Inestimable
    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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    Glad Tidings
    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...
    270 views0 comments
    Oh, The Bliss
    shawnmariespry
    • Oct 6, 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.
    136 views0 comments
    Tov Me'od
    shawnmariespry
    • Sep 29, 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
    227 views0 comments
    Procuring
    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
    94 views0 comments
    Puzzling
    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.
    117 views0 comments
    Exceedingly Abundantly
    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...
    159 views0 comments
    Bottom Feeders
    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,...
    112 views0 comments
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