Golden Gate

We walked underneath, hearing the cars rumble above, the roar of engines echoed from the bridge. The sound was in stark contrast to the

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The Power of Influence

I was recently asked the question, “Who have been the three most influential people in my life?” Not an easy answer. Parents. Sisters. Coaches. Friends. Pastors.

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Live Expectantly

This article appears in the latest spring issue of Connections. You know those people whom good fortune seems to follow? We all know people like

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Love Times Two

“Every pregnancy is different,” so I’ve heard, and have now experienced. When pregnant with my first baby, everything was new and exciting, curious and magical

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Making My Own Kimchi

photo credit: Tasha Burgoyne When God formed my limbs, shaped my eyes and decided to give me my mother’s dark, thick hair, through her: he

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Choosing Every Day

I speak as the single mother of two pre-teens (8 year-old-boy and 12-year-old girl). I have also been a first-time mother at 20; the mother

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The Bassinet

For the last four months, I have awkwardly danced around a swivel bassinet multiple times a day. Against my better judgement, I lugged it

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