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(Thank you to our dear daughter, Bailey June, for sharing her poetry.) For Jake Red. The color of your little boots, feet on the wrong...
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shawnmariespry
Jul 4, 202116 min read
Following Guiding Lights
Just as lighthouses guide ship and boat captains through rough waters, each of us needs to find guiding lights to help us navigate life.
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shawnmariespry
Jun 19, 202111 min read
A Letter to My Father
Happy Father’s Day Dad, I love you. We all love you. This Father’s Day, hundreds of miles away, I will attempt to articulate exactly why...
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shawnmariespry
May 9, 202110 min read
Transformative
Becoming a parent is pretty amazing, but mothers definitely have a unique perspective. Whether by adoption or by birth, becoming a mother...
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shawnmariespry
Apr 10, 20217 min read
Where, O Death, Is Your Sting?
This season of death has made the reality of the resurrection and the absolute necessity of a RISEN Savior all the more real to me. He IS...
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shawnmariespry
Mar 14, 20214 min read
Ridiculous
When I was little I used to think that concrete roads were made of mashed, baked banana. How ridiculous is that?! I learned early on that...
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shawnmariespry
Feb 28, 20215 min read
Rescue
Do not imagine that you in your comfortable life will escape the evil repercussions of a culture that kills their unwanted...
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shawnmariespry
Feb 7, 20217 min read
Keep On
“Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have...
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shawnmariespry
Jan 17, 20215 min read
Sanctify
Set apart. This is what "sanctify" means. From the very beginning, God set things apart. Light, darkness. Male, female. Six days, the . . .
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shawnmariespry
Jan 10, 20217 min read
Voices and Vows
The last time I wrote, in December, my dear husband was hospitalized for pneumonia, a complication of COVID-19. Days after he was...
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shawnmariespry
Dec 13, 20207 min read
Refuge
As I anticipate this beautiful milestone—our first child being married—I have been contemplating his childhood, knowing full well that a...
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shawnmariespry
Nov 15, 20205 min read
The Legacy of Lennie & Bennie
What someone or something is called does not change their innate characteristics or attributes.
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shawnmariespry
Nov 1, 20206 min read
Jubilant
What brings you joy? Being surrounded by trees and mountains? Being by a river, lake or ocean? Digging in the dirt? Planting seeds?
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shawnmariespry
Oct 18, 20205 min read
Loss & Deception
The reality is that even if the baby cannot live after we separate mother and baby, there is a undeniable difference between a doctor...
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shawnmariespry
Aug 30, 20206 min read
Lovingly and Graciously
Just like faith is a choice illustrated by action, so is love. Too many people misunderstand love simply as an emotion and allow feelings...
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shawnmariespry
Aug 9, 20205 min read
Perception and Reality
The beauty is that, as humans, though we may think beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are right about something, sometimes new facts lead...
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shawnmariespry
Jul 20, 20202 min read
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Today, Scott Spry and I celebrate our wedding anniversary. Here follows a photo essay of a special weekend we just spent together in . . .
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shawnmariespry
Jul 13, 20209 min read
To LIFE! Part II
My superhero husband Scott earnestly, graciously and lovingly supported my 50th birthday 50-mile plan, scouting the route and meticulously
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shawnmariespry
Jul 4, 20206 min read
To LIFE! Part I
Today is my 50th birthday...WISH ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Please make a donation HERE to THIS pregnancy care center, where I volunteer.
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shawnmariespry
Jun 22, 20203 min read
My Father's World
As broken as we and this world are, there is still amazing beauty and the capacity for immense love and joy. Some of the most intense...
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