Inattentional Blindness

It started about two years ago, give or take a few months; I was at work, I knew I placed an object on my desk, went to look for it and it was gone. I searched all around then turned back and there it was where I originally put it. It occurred to me that this had happened to me more often than I liked to admit—not every day, but often enough to remember each episode.

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Joanne Mellace
Waiting

Waiting can be challenging, exciting, scary, sometimes even boring. It takes courage, strength and patience, whether you're waiting for a long planned vacation, the birth of a child or test results from your physician . . . as I am now.

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Joanne Mellace
Feeding Fear

“I’D NEVER SEE MY DAUGHTER AGAIN. I JUST KNEW IT. AND WE’D NEVER FIND HER BODY . . .”

We're all dealing with extra fear these days . . .

Katie learned a BIG lesson about fear when her daughter went missing on a long-distance road trip.

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Katie Lerro
Love in Strange Places

Many years ago, our family lived in Brooklyn, New York, where we were planting a church. We were away from our families and friends in Ohio and Philadelphia and didn’t have money to travel with our two children to be with them for Thanksgiving.

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Ruthy Valco
Joy in Strange Places

I have a really cute little sister who is almost 4 and she chooses joy in really tough situations. (I mean who expects a 3 year old girl to choose joy in tough situations?)

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Claire Leach