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Dear Ree, There are some who will tell you that you’re now an adult in the eyes of the Church. There’s also an underlying expectation that you’re “done” now that you’re confirmed. Though there’s truth in both of those, I hope you don’t fall for the misleading lies beneath them both. You are an adult, [...]
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A Letter to My Newly Confirmed Niece
November 10th, 2011 · No Comments · family, letters
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A Letter to My Dad Upstairs
June 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Faith, letters
Dear God, I don’t always think of You on Father’s Day, but you sure are on my mind a lot. You’re the first one I should go to, Father, with all those cares and concerns. You’re the one who’s supposed to be driving; you’re the one who knows what’s going on. Right? (Yeah, that’s me [...]
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To My Child
January 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · letters, Motherhood
You place your small hand in mine, without a second thought as to where I’ll lead you or what I’ll do. You have such complete confidence in me, far more than I have in myself. I had no idea our relationship would be like this. In fact, the idea of you terrified me at the [...]
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To My Little Brothers
June 21st, 2009 · No Comments · family, letters
Dear Little Brother, This year, you celebrate your first Father’s Day. You’re pretty new at it too. But it’s still YOUR day, for the first time. As your big sister, with quite a few years on you (as you never fail to remind me), I can’t help but stand back and smile at you. I’m [...]
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A Letter to My New Nephew
May 17th, 2009 · No Comments · family, letters
Dear Gabriel, You have the name of an angel. And as I held you yesterday, forgetting all about my dislike of babies in the face of your petite perfection, I had another glimpse at what heaven holds for each of us. The angel Gabriel, came to the Virgin Mary and asked her if she would [...]
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