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  • Securing Your Nest Against the Storms of Life

    Securing Your Nest Against the Storms of Life

    Every spring, my family looks forward to welcoming birds into our trees as they build their nests and begin their families. We are treated to “fostering” many robins but have also had doves and blue jays stay with us for brief seasons. It’s great to watch them construct their roosts, welcome their offspring and…

  • Harmonizing the Gospels, Julia Mott Hodge 1935

    Harmonizing the Gospels, Julia Mott Hodge 1935

    I recently added a book to my collection that I am pretty geeked about. It is Notes on the Four Gospels Harmonized, produced in 1935 and was published by Julia Mott Hodge. Hodge was from one of the most prominent and earliest settling families in DeKalb County, Indiana. I got the chance to learn more…

  • What Mo’ne Davis Teaches Us About Turning the Other Cheek

    What Mo’ne Davis Teaches Us About Turning the Other Cheek

    A while back, I chose to intentionally not chase the latest hot stories for the sake of tying my own spin on them in the name of generating traffic. It’s not all that genuine and can really diminish a blogger’s voice in the grand scheme of things. Today, I make an exception as I follow the…