Reach out to the new pastor’s wife

Village UMC After the Boxes group

Susan interviews Betsy Borseth, wife of a Lutheran pastor in Oklahoma and a mother of three. In their 25 years of ministry Betsy and her husband have moved 7 times. Some of those moves were smooth and some were not so smooth. Like any woman who has been uprooted, Betsy grieved each time she moved…

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15 things to remember for the new year

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It’s easy to get worn down by life. The bombardment of bad news, contention, and uncertainty can lead to discouragement. Susan Miller has experienced all of that, but the start of a new year is an annual reminder to her to stay focused on and invest energy in the things that really matter. In this…

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Timeless memories

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I was on a Saturday morning mission to check off my list of errands and be back home by noon. My first stop was a well-known shop with experts in repairing all kinds of clocks and watches. Walking through a maze of lovely grandfather clocks, wall clocks, and music boxes, I found the watch repair…

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