Tag: Heifer International

• An Odd Gift

  

  Some forty years ago, I received a really odd gift from my parents. I had recently graduated from college and was living in a small town in Connecticut. I had become a high school English teacher. My parents gave me, as a gift, their used manure spreader. It wasn’t a particularly practical gift for me.…

  Marian

  October 6, 2015

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections, Reunions

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• A Christmas Letter from Abbey

  This morning as I was sitting at my desk Abbey came over to me and sat down. “Mom,” she said. “I have a favor to ask.” “What’s that?” I responded. “Will you help me write a Christmas letter to send to all my friends? I don’t have fingers like you have, and it’s really hard…

  Marian

  December 3, 2013

  Celebrations, Christmas, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Music, Reflections

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