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Not Forsaken
This was a guest post I made for She’s Intentional (Dainty Jewells). The original post can be found HERE. (Genesis, chapters 16 + 21) Hagar lifted her chin and held her head high as she led her son past the curious eyes of the onlookers as she made her way out of the camp. She adjusted the waterskin on her shoulder and glanced back at Ishmael to make sure he still held the sack of food. The people stood in the shadows of their tent openings; watching, curious, silent. None stepped forward to help or rise to her defense. I will not cry. I will not — “Mother.” Hagar slowed…
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Random Acts of Kindness
This is a guest blog post I wrote for She’s Intentional (Dainty Jewells). You can find the original post HERE. Remember in December when everyone felt generous? We held doors for one other, bellowed “Merry Christmas!” to everyone we passed, threw wads of loose cash in the Salvation Army bucket in front of Walmart, and volunteered to help serve Christmas dinner at the local homeless shelter. Well…it’s January (Happy New Year!) and the cashier at the gas station this morning didn’t even look at me when she flicked the receipt my way and two people cut me off on my way to the grocery store. I should mention that the store…