Michigan Archives - Cindy DeBoer

How to Launch Into Winter with COVID All Around Us

Cindy DeBoer — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:12:24 +0000

My stupid COVID dog (not that she has it, but we bought her because of it) woke me up way too early one morning. I wouldn’t mind if our Governor mandated all humans shall not stir before 8:00 a.m. Vie (my COVID dog’s name – which is French for “life”) needs a walk immediately upon […]

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Fat Legs (The Ripple Effect)

Cindy DeBoer — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 15:47:08 +0000

A sunny but cool 60 degree day finally arrived in Michigan and I couldn’t wait to slide into my favorite fall skinny jeans. After digging them out from under the shorts and tees, I slid both legs in and easily zipped them up. But they felt weird. The waist fit the same as I remembered […]

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Is it possible that snow in April, stupid lung diseases, and other atrocities could be good for us?

Cindy DeBoer — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:28:31 +0000

We lived in the most glorious, sunny, mountainous and palm-treed locations both times that we lived abroad. Aix-en-Provence, France and Casablanca, Morocco are two dreamy places to have once been called “home”. While living abroad, we met people from all over the states, as well as from around the world. Then we all moved on […]

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10 Truths Old Homes Teach Us

Cindy DeBoer — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 20:14:08 +0000

1. Warmth is overrated. We’re in the middle of a polar vortex. Those of us in old homes can feel cold air seeping in through the cracks and have even discovered ice on the INSIDE of our windows! Our old home can only be described as warmish AS the furnace is running; as soon as […]

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The Best and Worst Christmases Ever

Cindy DeBoer — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:40:41 +0000

It's not the circumstances that define whether a Christmas is a "good one" or a "bad one" - it's the recognition of His name...

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Why I'd give booze/drug money to a beggar:

Cindy DeBoer — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:47:04 +0000

*He was 5 years old when his mother’s boyfriend sodomized him. When he was 7, the people that lived in his house threw a party where everyone got stoned – so stoned, in fact, that they passed the boy around as their sex toy. A year later, he started smoking weed, too, just to escape […]

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On Mice and Ice

Cindy DeBoer — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 20:14:00 +0000

This week, two dastardly events descended on our family. First, our daughter spotted a MOUSE in my CAR – and it seems to have taken refuge under the passenger seat and we can’t get it out. Now, every time I drive somewhere I’m terrified that vermin will jump out at me. Secondly, a BLIZZARD hit […]

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Wiser Why's

Cindy DeBoer — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 23:35:00 +0000

I am told that when life just doesn’t make sense at all it’s okay to ask God, “Why?” When maybe a single phone call, lab results, a fire, or a funeral, leave you suddenly questioning who is God, really, and if He’s truly good and concerned about what’s going on down here or if He’s […]

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If I only had 10 more years to live:

Cindy DeBoer — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 23:28:00 +0000

The phone finally rang – two days, three hours and fifty-seven minutes later than it should have. I was a shredded pile of emotions from the waiting. She took an infinitely long breath, cleared her throat, and dealt the blow: It is as we feared – lymphangioleiomyomatosis. I know what you’re thinking: that’s not a […]

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