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Heidi S. De Jonge

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Grown Up

"Is this just going to keep happening?" my seven year old daughter asked. Her voice caught in her throat. Her…
April 17, 2019
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Tired

I've seen this meme pop up on Facebook a few times in the last bit and it's gotten some good…
April 3, 2019
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Bereaved

Although my voice sometimes catches in my throat during the funerals I officiate, I rarely shed tears. The tissue box…
March 20, 2019
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Dogged

A week and a half ago, our family adopted a puppy from the Kingston Humane Society. Nevada is a three…
February 20, 2019
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Darkened

In the third month after the Israelites left Egypt, they arrived at the Desert of Sinai and camped in front…
February 6, 2019
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Softened

My father, the Rev. Dr. Jim Petersen, is a retired Christian Reformed Church minister who still has fire in his…
January 23, 2019
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Healed

On these days surrounding the second Sunday of Advent, I wear a chain around my neck. The chain holds the…
December 12, 2018