I was thinking about it last week when he trotted into my house… the little boy who has trotted into my house hundreds of times. He came in one afternoon last week and greeted me in his little man-ish way, and I gave him a smile and called out his name. And I was happy [...]
All the Difference in the World…
watermark films…
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Two years at Willow…
Posted by sarahonpurpose on February 21, 2012
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/02/21/two-years-at-willow/
My Funny Valentine
There are a lot of qualities I believe go a long way in a relationship. Being a good listener. Possessing a consistent sensitivity to others. Having a relentless commitment to forgiveness. Also it helps if one of you is funny. This works out well for me since the love of my life also happens to [...]
Posted by sarahonpurpose on February 13, 2012
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/02/13/my-funny-valentine/
The Child Asks Me a Question…
It starts and ends here: the child asks me a question. “Mommy, can you come to Friday chapel today?” my six year old says. I tell him that I would love to do it another time but that I can’t today. “Oh. Are you going to jail?” he asks. “Yes,” I tell him. And I [...]
Posted by sarahonpurpose on February 3, 2012
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/02/03/the-child-asks-me-a-question/
Letters on Life, vol II
Dear… … rainy gray skies, you are beautiful. And though the lovely women who teach my precious children are no doubt feeling the brunt of your recess-thieving force, I am loving you. … Sonya Carson, I just read the first three chapters in the story of your son’s life. You remind me of the staggering [...]
Posted by sarahonpurpose on January 25, 2012
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/01/25/letters-on-life-vol-ii/
“I lift my eyes up…” and the days that teach me to do it more
I see it in her face. Or rather, it’s what I don’t see in her face. She is in kindergarten, and I am at the neighborhood school where I help out, and we are walking the halls to a room where we will work on writing sentences. It is the first thing I notice about [...]
Posted by sarahonpurpose on January 20, 2012
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/01/20/i-lift-my-eyes-up-and-the-days-that-teach-me-to-do-it-more/
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