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Snowed in – and safe
A few days before the storm I was in the one-room post office in town getting my mail when the clerk asked if I’d heard that a snow storm might be coming. She was concerned since my husband at that time had gone out of state to work for a few weeks and I was alone with the children so far from town without a phone. (This was in the days before cellphones!) I told her we were just fine and not to worry. But after the snowstorm, I was very worried.
When I opened the door to the stairs, I just saw a wall of snow. I dug my way up the stairs and realized just how deep the snow was; it was higher than my waist, making it impossible to walk. The snow drifts were incredibly high, and I couldn’t tell where my car was. I couldn’t even get to the wood pile next to the house that supplied our fuel for heat. Our house was a long distance from the main road, making it impossible to get help. The wind was bitter cold and fierce as it kept blowing snow back into the stairwell. After a few minutes, I realized my only choice was to go back inside, get quiet, and pray.
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January 9, 2012 issue
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Letters
Susan S. Collins, Tempie Stahlin, Jim Keel
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A pledge for healing answers
Jenny Nelles, Staff Editor
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Listening and bridge-building
Anna Bowness-Park
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A spiritual defense against bullying
Lois Carlson
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When your best friends bully you
Name withheld
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How a seagull taught me to 'see more'
By Caroline Martin
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'You look just like your...'
Nancy Robison
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Snowed in – and safe
By Pamela Joy Concar
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Keep the change
By Cyrus Njagi Muriithi
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Resolving conflict – beyond lawyers
Viktor Theiss
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My summer travels to Turkey
By Isabel Jamerson
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The foundation of Church
By Cathryn Anderson
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A healing light in my life
Grace Njuakom
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Take a stand with moral courage
Martha Sarvis
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Life is living you
By Karen Bailey
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Cut finger quickly healed
Mary McCullagh Reu
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Healed of menstrual discomfort
Poonam Likhi
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Suicidal thoughts overcome through prayer
Jeffrey Parikesit
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Safety from threats large and small
The Editors