Shawna Wright

The Clock Or The DoorBell

When my husband drew the plans for our house, he designed a place for a grandfather clock. After we moved into our new home, we looked at clocks in stores and soon realized that it would have to be a goal for the far future and set a piece of furniture in its place. Having decided that, we set a piece of furniture in its place. A couple of years later, we received a phone call from our “garage saleing parents” saying they had found a grandfather clock and that we should come see it. We were blessed with the perfect clock for only $250. At the time, the clock did not run. For nearly ten years, the clock […]

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in His Time

Shawna Wright

Parenting is a lot like gardening… The gardener tills the ground and plants a seed, within days a sprout pushes up through the soil and spreads two small leaves. The gardener waters it and the sun heats the soil. Soon blossoms appear followed by baby melons. It only takes ninety days to grow a melon.

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LOOKING FOR SURPRISES

Shawna Wright

LOOKING FOR SURPRISES After years of witnessing God in action it no longer surprises me when I see Him in the details, neither has it become commonplace for me. Every time it happens my heart soars and often, like my mother before me, I burst out singing the Doxology. “Praise God from whom all blessings

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The Most Valuable Family Tradition

Shawna Wright

The Most Valuable Family Tradition With Mother’s Day just around the corner, my thoughts have naturally turned to memories of my own mother. Clear back to my earliest years and beyond are memories of poems my mother wrote declaring, in the face of hardship, her trust in God and His promises. Promises were regularly claimed,

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Take A Closer Look

Shawna Wright

Take A Closer Look It was one of the most stressful times in my life, not one I would ever want to repeat. My stomach was twisted in knots and I broke out in an angry red rash. I tried hard not to touch my neck, the rawest most inflamed. It itched like mad so

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Garbage Exchanged for Feathers

Shawna Wright

Garbage Exchanged for Feathers As a preteen, the annual fundraiser for our Pathfinder club was a garbathon. Even before the snow completely melted we began collecting pledges to pick up garbage along a four-mile stretch of road that connected our communities. Besides learning a lesson in hard work, you can be sure that not one of us

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Beauty For Ashes

Shawna Wright

Beauty for Ashes If you follow my posts you will have noticed that recently I was caught in a mournful struggle. I hardly slept and I stumbled numbly through my day. I refrained from using mascara as my moist eyes were only inviting a black-streaked face. It’s hard to deal with a living loss, hard

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He Still Calms Storms

Shawna Wright

He still calms storms I received a message from a friend. “Do you know the song ‘Rock Little Boat’? I would like to sing it for church this Sabbath, could you play it?” Did I know it?! I was instantly taken back to age four. I can still picture the black tape recorder… I could hear

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He Heard Me Crying

Shawna Wright

He Heard Me Crying Emotions frozen, fear pinning me to the ground. I stumble through the day while tears ebb and flow like tides on a restless sea. My mother’s heart wants to jump in, wants to stop the nightmare, wants to save her from herself. The temptation of images of all sorts of horrors

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Homesick

Shawna Wright

homesick I was visiting with a small group of people when I heard a man’s voice as he entered the store. Although I knew it wasn’t my father, his voice resembled his and tears instantly streamed down my face. This spontaneous reaction took me completely off guard. Circumstances have made it such, that the last

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