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Nov 24 2016

Grateful Begets Grateful

grandsons1 “Tank Tu, Gamma!” my little grandsons say for every glass of juice or slice of apple I give.  “You’re welcome!” I always reply.

This may come as a shock, but they did not spontaneously start expressing gratitude upon discovering the wonders their grandparents would lavish on them. In fact, their more natural reactions were “Mine!” at the thought of getting their grubby little hands on some fabulous toy or treat. Gratefulness simply wasn’t in their wheelhouse, and most days it still isn’t. They’re little, though, so we’ll cut them some slack. [Read more…]

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Written by Ruth Ann Frederick · Categorized: Culture, Family Nostalgia, Wisdom for Life

Nov 17 2016

Minister is a verb.

ministerTwenty years ago, our little family of four moved from Richmond, VA to Jackson, MI to begin training as missionaries. Eventually, Todd began teaching at the same small Bible college where we began our training, and I worked to coordinate academic policy and practice there. We wanted to be active in the work of ministry, and so we ministered to students in the classroom and in our home, hosting droves of students as often as possible, and we loved guiding them through life’s trials and watching them flourish. We did the act of ministry routinely, and our hearts were full. [Read more…]

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Written by Ruth Ann Frederick · Categorized: Spiritual Life

Nov 10 2016

Peace and Tolerance Begin With ME

Richmond, VA Police Presence at Protest
Richmond, VA Police Presence at Protest

Obviously, this has been a rough week on American soil. People invested themselves heavily in the outcome of our election, and many found themselves bitterly disappointed: emphasis on bitterly. Still others found themselves elated and took to social media with their gloating. I’ve been through disappointing elections and have also been elated with outcomes of presidential races, but I’ve never seen so many people truly and deeply struggling with an outcome the way they have this time. [Read more…]

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Written by Ruth Ann Frederick · Categorized: Culture, Wisdom for Life

Nov 03 2016

Judging a Book

 

My nephew Michael definitely lives in a knock-knock joke world. His little man keeps us all laughing.
My nephew Michael definitely lives in a knock-knock joke world. His little man keeps us all laughing.

My grocery trip today jogged my thinking as I observed two nearly identical sets of men doing their shopping. Both sets clearly from the same socio-economic group, their camouflage hats, overalls, and  baseball caps begged for stereotyping. Their earthy scent suggested regular baths were not a high priority. [For the record, the camo boys in our photo are fans of regular baths.] [Read more…]

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Written by Ruth Ann Frederick · Categorized: Culture, Wisdom for Life

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