I have just finished rereading a favorite book: Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh after selecting it as a wedding gift for a special friend.

It is refreshment; it is captivating; it is challenging; it is riveting; it is personal.

I am indebted to its idea for my book, Bless You Bouquets: A Memoir.

Both are extended metaphors. Both of us have chosen an object (shells for her; flowers for me) to discuss philosophical or autobiographical topics.

In…..

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Under my husband’s teaching, our small group began a study of Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians in our small group yesterday.

I love the way Paul begins this letter to his church at Thessalonica: “We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know brothers…..

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