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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Silk Stockings

The middle drawer of her mother’s dresser was filled with silk stockings, dozens of pairs in many exquisite colors, each wrapped in the store’s original package. They had never been worn. Rachel admired the stockings, imagining the texture and enjoying the array of colors. One day she asked her mother, “Why don’t you ever wear [...]

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Hives and tears

A young woman with a very serious case of hives went to a specialist for relief. She had suffered for some time, living in continual pain because the hives covered much of her body. She needed healing, and hoped that the doctor could prescribe a cure. But his diagnosis surprised her. “There is no medicine [...]

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Freckles and Purple Jesus

In the perfume shop show window was a large jar of freckle salve, and beside the jar was a sign, which read: DO YOU SUFFER FROM FRECKLES? “What does the sign say?” ask Pippi Longstocking. She couldn’t read very well because she didn’t want to go to school as other children did. “It says, ‘Do [...]

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Because

There is a story about a kind, quiet man who prays in the Ganges River every morning. One day after praying, he sees a poisonous spider struggling in the water and cups his hands to carry it ashore.  As he places the spider on the ground, it stings him.  Unknowingly, his prayers for the world [...]

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Pretty

Lady Elaine Fairchilde is the mischief maker in Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. Lady Elaine is not a pretty puppet. To be fair, well. . .let us just say she is particularly beauty-challenged. In one episode, Lady Elaine was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said without hesitation, ‘I want to be [...]

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