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little eyes
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little eyes

Matthew 18:6 "But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea."

My eyes can't unsee it.

The video that a facebook friend had posted looked innocent enough. I clicked on it before I read the caption that stated, "Share to help find this monster."

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the essence of big love
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the essence of big love

The risk of loving big is that big goodbyes can wreck you.

If you've lived long enough, you've experienced it. The reverberating pain of saying goodbye to someone you love.

I've been to more funerals than I can count. My beloved father passed away when I was a teen and three more people I loved completely, my husband's mom, dad, and sister, Denise, all died within a handful of years from one another.

But these are not the kinds of letting go I'm referring to.

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peace, love and homeschooling
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peace, love and homeschooling

Like putting sore, tired feet in front of the fire, homeschooling has brought peace and rejuvenation to our hearts and to our household. And sleep! Ahhhh, did I mention sleep?

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