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Ready or not

Written by Dr. Tim Kimmel

Please allow me to be a bit vulnerable. There have only been a handful of times in my adult life when I have had to fight a battle with uncontrollable tears. One was when my mother died. Another was the day I watched our son, Cody, drive down our street, turn the corner and head off for his future. He wasn’t leaving for another semester of college or for some temporary adventure; he was leaving for good.

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Prepare to launch

Written by Chuck Johnson

“Come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9). Little did we know that our son, Todd, would hear those words, which were originally spoken to the apostle Paul in the first century. Todd responded by joining a missions effort overseas – to Macedonia, no less.

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Mother of the groom

Written by Grace Fox

My hand shook slightly as I pinned a white rose on the lapel of my son’s tuxedo. “Are you ready?” I asked.

“I am,” Matthew said. “I’m glad today’s finally here.”

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