Stop the Gloom and Doom! Expecting Jesus to be Jesus

By jamiamerine | May 16, 2017 |
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Stop the Gloom and Doom! Expecting Jesus to be Jesus Our daughter Sophie expects good things. When she was about 4, we went on a family vacation to Colorado.  While on the grand camping adventure, we took a detour, and rode a train, The Narrow Gauge, through the mountains from Durango to Silverton.  As the locomotive chugged up the…

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To Sophie on her 14th Birthday…

By jamiamerine | July 31, 2016 |
To Sophie on her 14th Birthday... 1

Dear Sophia Rose, One year ago today, you woke up looking like you were headed to audition for a Monistat commercial.  I couldn’t tell you then what I can tell you today. Today, you are fourteen. Fourteen will be easier than thirteen. Thirteen is an unwelcoming number. It is the dawning of a new age.…

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