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Finding my real Mother
Originally appeared online in the teen series: Trending - May 4, 2021.
I was about to move out and start my first real job after college. This step was the fulfillment of a dream, and I was really looking forward to it. Yet my heart felt heavy as I packed.
My mom and I had just had another bitter argument—the latest during several rocky years in our relationship. These disagreements usually started over something small and then escalated into angry criticism of each other. Now it looked as though I’d be leaving home on bad terms with my mom.
One stumbling block between us was my deepening faith in God. My mom had not grown up attending church and was inclined to view religion with skepticism. So, whenever I tried to share even a little about what I was learning in Christian Science, she would dismiss it impatiently. It hurt to have her belittle the thing that was most important to me.
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June 21, 2021 issue
View IssueEditorial
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The power of God’s presence
Larissa Snorek
Keeping Watch
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Lifted out of disappointment
Debbie Peck
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Does progress require process?
Moriah Early-Manchester
Poetry
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What matters now
Ken Cooper
Keeping Watch
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Trust God to lead you
Juli Vice
Teens
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Finding my real Mother
Nancy Mullen
Healings
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Skin irritation cleared
Amber Hawks Schaberg
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Severe finger injuries healed
Michael Mooslin
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No more seizures
Beverly Joan Bibler Rush with contributions from Amy Kelley
Bible Lens
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Christian Science
June 21–27, 2021
From our readers
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Letters & Conversations
Phyllis Andreae, Phillip Hewitt, Bob Minnocci