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all of God's grace in one tiny face
Debbie Prather Debbie Prather

all of God's grace in one tiny face

After I repeated the expression, you told me it brought you to tears.

“All of God’s grace in one tiny face.”

We'd talked on the phone for an hour that afternoon—me swatting bees on the deck of our rental house in Indiana and you back home in Illinois in your comfortable recliner, looking at birds out the window.

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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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build a bridge
Debbie Prather Debbie Prather

build a bridge

Trying to wing the toast at my son’s wedding last May was a horrible idea.

Once I had the microphone and looked out at that lakefront ballroom full of cherished family and friends, I felt an uncomfortable lump forming in my throat. When I turned to address the bride and groom, the swelling moved up to my eyes and nose, releasing a fall of emotion that spilled over.

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a fine line
Debbie Prather Debbie Prather

a fine line

There's a fine line between joy and despair, laughter and tears, the truth and a lie, life and even death. We should've seen it coming—we already knew we were on very thin ice. Especially after our agency was shut down by the U.S. State Department in December, but, still, we had hope. Looking back now, that shutting down was the beginning of the end

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the dash that is our life
Debbie Prather Debbie Prather

the dash that is our life

Yesterday, I visited the cemetery where my dad was laid to rest in 1985.

I hadn't planned to stop there, but construction and a wrong turn after dropping my mom at the airport led me on an adventure through the city of Chicago and then to the highway that passed his exit.

I settled in the shade in the summer heat and was surprised that tears can still appear.

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