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DESCRIPTION:
God never meant for us to live haphazard lives.” With that bold statement, middle-aged Leanne Benner sets out to confess the wrinkles in her own bumpy coming of age.
She offers comfort and commiseration, but mostly she encourages grasping hold of faith and moving resolutely forward, shored up by Scripture readings which she suggests for daily reading.
Honest, challenging meditations for women and men.
CONTENTS:
1. Peanut Power 3
2. The Onion House 9
3. Tibala 13
4. The Queen 19
5. The Pool at Sodere 25
6. The Good Shepherds Tender Arms
32
7. The Sophomore Slump 38
8. Diving in Ambo 45
9. Worry-Wart Award 51
10. The Safari Blues 57
11. Monkey on a Leash 64
12. End of the Old; Beginning of the New
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13. From Heaven’s Eyes 78
14. Call of the Wild 84
15. Some Brother 91
16. The Lure of the Piano 98
17. Like Dad 105
18. Baby-Sitting 112
19. Forever Gifts 119
20. Rain Dance 126
21. My Mother 132
22. The Pet Parade 139
23. Tea for Two 148
24. Keep Pace with the Turtle 156
25. From Diapers to Dreams 162
26. Lessons in the Wind 167
27. Savoring 174
28. Movie Mania 178
29. The Road Less Traveled 185
30. Earth’s Guest 191
31. Faith Soup 198 ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
Leanne Benner lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with her husband and two daughters. She graduated from Eastern Mennonite University with a social work degree (B.A.) and worked at Bridgewater Home, Inc. as the director of social services before opting to be a stay-at-home mom. She writes freelance articles and church worship materials between teaching piano lessons, fulfilling church commitments, and keeping up with family responsibilities.
Some of the vignettes in this book arise out of Leanne’s first 10 years as a missionary kid in Ethiopia. She lives with constant friction between her third-world sensibilities and her middle-class, American lifestyle. |
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