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Single Again

By Jeanette Hanscome The Valentine’s Day event looked great, but the flyer showed a couple holding hands. It would be pointless to sign up, painful even, like the Sunday when a sermon about marriage left me in tears. Couples events no longer applied to me. Divorce Care applied to me, and discussions about our church […]

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The Lesson and Life — for October 26, 2014

By Jeanette Hanscome   My sister held up the sequined V-neck sweater and laughed. I could only imagine one person ever wearing it. I snorted. “It looks like something Christine would wear.”  My sister put the shirt back and pointed toward another rack.  But before either of us could take a step, I heard a […]

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The Lesson and Life — for October 19, 2014

By Jeanette Hanscome   I was working at a preschool the year of the O.J. Simpson murder trial. I’ll never forget the day when the staff hovered around a portable radio, listening for the verdict.  Not guilty. “No!” Mary punched the desk.  Jo cried out, “What?” I just stood there, wordless. Everyone believed the former […]

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The Lesson and Life — for October 12, 2014

By Jeanette Hanscome   When I didn’t see Deanna at church, I knew something was wrong. She suffered with health problems that caused severe pain and depression. Deanna also loved the Lord and being with his people, so if she missed church, she had to be in bad shape. “Is everything OK?” I knew the […]