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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.
shawnmariespry
Jun 19, 20229 min read


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...
shawnmariespry
May 8, 20227 min read


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...
shawnmariespry
Jan 2, 20229 min read


Embrace
Life can often be beautiful and rosy. Sometimes dull, lonely or exciting. And sometimes, due to reasons we can control and other times...
shawnmariespry
Nov 21, 202110 min read


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...
shawnmariespry
Oct 10, 202113 min read


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...
shawnmariespry
Sep 26, 20215 min read


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.
shawnmariespry
Jul 4, 202116 min read


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...
shawnmariespry
Jun 20, 202111 min read


Transformative
Becoming a parent is pretty amazing, but mothers definitely have a unique perspective. Whether by adoption or by birth, becoming a mother...
shawnmariespry
May 9, 202110 min read


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...
shawnmariespry
Apr 11, 20217 min read


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...
shawnmariespry
Mar 14, 20214 min read


Rescue
Do not imagine that you in your comfortable life will escape the evil repercussions of a culture that kills their unwanted...
shawnmariespry
Feb 28, 20215 min read


Keep On
“Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have...
shawnmariespry
Feb 8, 20217 min read


Voices and Vows
The last time I wrote, in December, my dear husband was hospitalized for pneumonia, a complication of COVID-19. Days after he was...
shawnmariespry
Jan 10, 20217 min read


Refuge
As I anticipate this beautiful milestone—our first child being married—I have been contemplating his childhood, knowing full well that a...
shawnmariespry
Dec 13, 20207 min read


The Legacy of Lennie & Bennie
What someone or something is called does not change their innate characteristics or attributes.
shawnmariespry
Nov 15, 20205 min read


Lovingly and Graciously
Just like faith is a choice illustrated by action, so is love. Too many people misunderstand love simply as an emotion and allow feelings...
shawnmariespry
Aug 30, 20206 min read


Perception and Reality
The beauty is that, as humans, though we may think beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are right about something, sometimes new facts lead...
shawnmariespry
Aug 9, 20205 min read


29
Today, Scott Spry and I celebrate our wedding anniversary. Here follows a photo essay of a special weekend we just spent together in . . .
shawnmariespry
Jul 20, 20202 min read


To LIFE! Part II
My superhero husband Scott earnestly, graciously and lovingly supported my 50th birthday 50-mile plan, scouting the route and meticulously
shawnmariespry
Jul 13, 20209 min read
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