Of Mice and Moving

Sometimes prayers produce tiny—but convincing—results.

posted on March 8, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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“No, I don’t want to move,” I argued. It was an ongoing dispute. How I loved my little house with its pale blue siding, bright blue doors and wide white deck.

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Best Blessings

Come from sharing your faith.

posted on March 1, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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It’s astonishing what you become in the eyes of a younger person. I guess she doesn’t understand that as friends we can no longer toss balls back and forth to each other. Now we toss words.

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And He Suffered Like Us

Like us, he had to say goodbye.

posted on February 22, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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Now I know how Jesus felt when he knew his days were numbered. How his heart must have ached to leave behind those he loved.

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Apples

What do wrinkled skins hide?

posted on February 15, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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I lift the apples out from the bottom of the box. They’ve been there all winter. They are no longer the firm, round gourmet delights they were when first placed there.

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Mixed Marriage

posted on February 8, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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“My grandchildren are being raised Catholic.”

As a Protestant, (and an elder in the Presbyterian Church), that statement is one I never thought I’d have to make.

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Rainbow’s End

Did God know we were growing desperate?

posted on February 1, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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I wasn’t very full of hope. We’d hit some hard times and the place we were headed seemed like the end of the earth.

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Dad’s Girl

Memories of a father can transcend time.

posted on January 25, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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“Come on Patsy, I have something to show you.” The voice filtered through the depths of my sleep. A hand shook my shoulder gently and strong arms lifted me and carried me outdoors. I shivered in my night gown, and the voice entreated me. “Listen.”

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The Rest of the Story

A tale of a different sort of Bible study.

posted on January 18, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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“A different kind of Bible study.”

So read the invitation in the church bulletin. Would it entice anyone? Would it entice staunch Presbyterians?

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From Disaster to Delight

Camping can be a lot of fun ... sometimes.

posted on January 11, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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My husband stood outside the open RV door in stunned silence. What had been a spotless RV was now strewn with sheets of paper towels and soup.

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Finding Myself

A journey to the past in search of the future.

posted on January 4, 2010 in Patricia Schneider

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Although I have travelled many places, this particular journey is the strangest I have ever made. I have discovered that in losing a husband, I have lost who I am. Who was I before I took on all the roles of wife, mother, grandmother?

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