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Saving Harry
08.27.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
How we anticipated a special weekend recently when some elderly close friends invited our young family to join them on their live-aboard boat docked in Mississippi. On Saturday night while we all went out to dinner, it began raining and the dock...
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Reluctant Surrender
08.20.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
For nearly two years, I have felt the Lord telling me that my husband and I would have another child, that our family of four was not yet complete. My response each time was, "Ok, I hear You, but I am not ready." After nearly losing my life from...
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A Slow Fade
08.13.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray. Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid - When you give yourself away. People never crumble in a day. It’s a slow fade. For the most part, I have always...
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Mysterious Malady
08.06.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
I have always been a really healthy person. On the rare occasions that I do get sick, it is invariably a mild case. That is why what happened this spring is so baffling to me. In late April I was on a trip with friends. I was not feeling great...
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Showing Off
07.30.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
Each summer, my family volunteers at a camp for families with special needs members. It is something we look forward to every year and are so blessed to be a part of. My family and I recently packed up and headed into the mountains of East...
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A Fiery Trial
07.23.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
My son-in-law is an Emergency Room doctor. With his compassion, knowledge and ability to grasp a situation and make fast decisions, he is perfect for the role and loves what he does. The last few years have been particularly...
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A Place in My Heart
07.16.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
I had never paid much attention to bees until one particular summer when my wife, two children, and I visited my parents in upstate New York. We always looked forward to spending time with many family members in that area. That summer, my...
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A Greater Plan
07.09.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
My fiancé had been drafted into the Army and was blessed to be trained as a Medic since his lifelong dream was to become a doctor. He was immediately sent overseas, and our plan was to marry when he came back to the States. Upon his...
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At the First Sign of Trouble
07.02.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
It all started just a few months ago in February. My phone began ringing with calls from bill collectors who were asking for my ex-husband. I politely told them that it had been more than ten years since my divorce from this man --...
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Faithfulness Beyond Belief
06.25.23 | Stories | Edited by The Fellowship
I was 17 in 2003 when my mom died from cancer. It crushed my dad who ended up going to the Philippines to start a new life and a new family! My sister was in college and my three brothers were a lot older with their own families. I...