Carried Along
A blog about real life through the lens of Christ
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It never ceases to amaze me how quickly it all ends. We spend weeks, even months getting ready, and then in one day, it is all over. The beautifully decorated tree with colorful gifts we have carefully bought, wrapped, and anticipated for months becomes a beautifully decorated tree we have to decide when to take…
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As we speak, I am standing at my front door observing a summer storm. The clouds are rolling in, explaining why my back hurt today, the thunder is clapping, and the rain drops are getting bigger, slapping the ground like a toddler’s flat feet. It brings me such peace. Yes, there is the possibility the…
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A Mother’s Game Day Prayer http://box5297.temp.domains/~carrifk7/?p=769 — Read on box5297.temp.domains/~carrifk7/
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I wasn’t too concerned. We had just driven this a year ago. How difficult can it be? I lived in Dallas for two years without google maps. Did we really need to use it every second? Well, despite my husband’s warnings, I missed two exits. In both cases, I didn’t think we had to turn…
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I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. In a lifetime of living within an hour of this small resort town, I hadn’t seen anything like it. A rare flood engulfing the main street receded, leaving the street filled with river rock-not small river rock, but large rocks to be removed only with heavy equipment. We…
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A Time to Mourn http://box5297.temp.domains/~carrifk7/?p=746 — Read on box5297.temp.domains/~carrifk7/
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I see it all the time. Ad after ad advertising blogging as an escape from the chain of the 9 to 5 job. It is amazing to me how many of these ads refer to teaching as the job they wanted to flee. How could they teach when they really didn’t enjoy it? It is…
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It was 1996, and while the Olympic Games were being held in Atlanta, GA, I was teaching 40+ Chinese teenagers in a Soviet-style concrete building with live electric wires running down the halls. It was a hot, June day, and my eager students, usually so quiet I could hear a pin drop, did something that…
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This is my newest post of my new website which can be found at http://box5297.temp.domains/~carrifk7/?p=619. I hope you enjoy it!
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When I consider my own temperament, I often question why God chooses to use seemingly difficult dispositions to accomplish his plan. Well, we may never have the answer to that question this side of heaven, but there is good news! The fathers and mothers of the faith were human too—personality flaws and all. https://twitter.com/pcacdm/status/1368925166986739715?s=21
Carried Along 