Category Archives: Karen

What Is Marriage?

I met some of my new neighbors here in Maine over the weekend. One of them noticed the vase of flowers I was lugging and my wedding ring and asked if my wife was with me. I said yes. She’s … Continue reading

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Blink of an Eye — Growing Up on Philip Avenue 2

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God… 1 John 4:7 The other thing I remember is the night we became pregnant. To me, there is no … Continue reading

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Blink of an Eye — Growing Up on Philip Avenue 1

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God… 1 John 4:7 Ah, Philip Avenue … our first “home.” It was a three-room attic apartment, just big enough … Continue reading

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Conversations with Karen

Do you remember the film P.S. I Love You? Okay. Okay. It wasn’t the best film I ever watched {and it wasn’t a particularly good movie to watch when newly-widowed}. But I was struck by the plot where recently-widowed Holly … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye — I Do 4

Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh… Genesis 2:24                                       … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Here

I’m adopting a new mantra. It’s free week … loosely translated it means you pick out any day of the week on any given day. For example, it’s Sunday. But I’m just getting around to my Five Minute Friday prompt. … Continue reading

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