Moons Can Do Anything
April 23—In our family we grew up with a saying, a mantra: “Moons can do anything!” The Moon family had five children, the last three of us being adopted.
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April 24—Driving home from Grand Forks, North Dakota, we crossed the Red River of the North and continued on Highway 2 toward home. Looking out on the rich black, fertile ground of the fields, we were reminded that this is the season to plant the crops.
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April 25—One question still niggled at the back of my mind. My husband and I had been in Egypt for five whole days. . . .Now I stood beside our guide in the Valley of the Kings, the final resting place of the Pharaohs. “Waheed, where are the palaces? Where did these kings actually live?”
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April 26—Moving to a new country can be a little scary and also very lonely, even after many years. After being married and living in Sri Lanka for seven years, I still found parts of my life empty, vacant. I found myself trying to fill this vacancy . . . but to no avail. Something seemed lacking and I couldn’t put my finger on it.
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April 27—“Have you seen my keys? They're not on the hook.” My daughter and her husband, Dennis, didn't remember seeing the keys, so we began to search pockets and tables and look under cushions and behind the couch but—no keys.
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April 28—The emergency room doctor pointed to the words “lymphoma” and “enlarged spleen” on the final CT scan report. Her fingers trailed over to the abnormalities on the laboratory results. We exchanged glances, not words. The doctor knew I was a registered nurse and completely understood the implications.
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April 29—In the late 1980’s I decided to follow Jesus when I awoke one morning to peace in my heart and a voice in those early hours that simply said, “Good morning, child.” I wish I could tell you that I walked the straight and narrow from that point on . . .
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