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Prayer Archives - Cindy DeBoer https://cindydeboer.com/category/prayer/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:56:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://i0.wp.com/cindydeboer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cindydeboericon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Prayer Archives - Cindy DeBoer https://cindydeboer.com/category/prayer/ 32 32 184530663 Leaky Breasts and Other Hot Messes https://cindydeboer.com/2023/04/13/leaky-breasts-and-other-hot-messes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leaky-breasts-and-other-hot-messes https://cindydeboer.com/2023/04/13/leaky-breasts-and-other-hot-messes/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:56:02 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=4332 Recently, while at work at the psychiatric hospital, I caught a glimpse of myself in a patient’s bathroom mirror and noticed a large wet spot on my t-shirt just below my left breast. It was an odd location for a spill, but I chalked it up to my clumsiness and threw on a hoodie to […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2023/04/13/leaky-breasts-and-other-hot-messes/feed/ 2 4332 Do You and I Have Blood-Dripping Fangs? https://cindydeboer.com/2022/07/21/do-you-and-i-have-blood-dripping-fangs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-and-i-have-blood-dripping-fangs https://cindydeboer.com/2022/07/21/do-you-and-i-have-blood-dripping-fangs/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:59 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=4320 Paul and I have a Libyan friend who, despite growing up in nearly 100% Muslim Libya and being raised by a devout Muslim family, converted to Christianity as a young adult after learning about Jesus on Christian satellite radio. Our friend, whom I’ll call Mourad, (his life would literally be in jeopardy if his Christianity […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2022/07/21/do-you-and-i-have-blood-dripping-fangs/feed/ 3 4320 Invisibly Dying – A Lament For Those With Chronic Illness https://cindydeboer.com/2022/01/15/invisibly-dying-a-lament-for-those-with-chronic-illness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=invisibly-dying-a-lament-for-those-with-chronic-illness https://cindydeboer.com/2022/01/15/invisibly-dying-a-lament-for-those-with-chronic-illness/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2022 22:01:17 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=4275 Our ancient windows are no match for this stiff north wind. Our curtains tremble – just like me. Neighbors on both sides are sleeping. I know this for sure. These urban homes practically touch – holding hands across shared driveways - making daily routines no secret. But the rest of our quirky neighborhood will keep […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2022/01/15/invisibly-dying-a-lament-for-those-with-chronic-illness/feed/ 27 4275 I AM OUT OF CONTROL https://cindydeboer.com/2020/03/22/i-am-out-of-control/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-am-out-of-control https://cindydeboer.com/2020/03/22/i-am-out-of-control/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2020 20:48:59 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=2768 When we lived in Morocco, every single day felt like a monumental challenge. It certainly wasn’t because of the people (they were incredibly kind, generous and welcoming). The challenge primarily came from being so out of place – so keenly aware we were foreigners and didn’t have much sense on how to navigate an alien […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2020/03/22/i-am-out-of-control/feed/ 11 2768 Lessons from the brain dead https://cindydeboer.com/2019/07/18/lessons-from-the-brain-dead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lessons-from-the-brain-dead https://cindydeboer.com/2019/07/18/lessons-from-the-brain-dead/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:19:10 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=1464 I was absent from one of the most transformative events in my life. It happened to my husband while in Guatemala but left an indelible print on me and I’ve never been the same since. Back in the day when we believed visiting Guatemala regularly would bring lasting change to the country, we often included […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2019/07/18/lessons-from-the-brain-dead/feed/ 14 1464 On Dying Slowly https://cindydeboer.com/2019/04/25/on-dying-slowly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-dying-slowly https://cindydeboer.com/2019/04/25/on-dying-slowly/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:44:28 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=1146 One of the lowest, crappiest things well-intentioned people say to you when they find out you have a terminal illness is this: “Well, you know, we’re all dying really.” Of course we are. Nobody believes these bodies will last forever. But sometimes it just stinks to be me because someone gave me a TIME LINE. […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2019/04/25/on-dying-slowly/feed/ 12 1146 Rae Dunn, Jesus, and a Washing Machine https://cindydeboer.com/2019/02/28/rae-dunn-jesus-and-a-washing-machine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rae-dunn-jesus-and-a-washing-machine https://cindydeboer.com/2019/02/28/rae-dunn-jesus-and-a-washing-machine/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:38:26 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=990 Am I the truly the last one to the Rae Dunn Party? I have only recently discovered it’s magical lure when my sweet friend gifted me a mug engraved with“Sing” after she read my blog on how I’m struggling to sing. Apparently, RD is the latest craze and people are clamoring and clawing their way […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2019/02/28/rae-dunn-jesus-and-a-washing-machine/feed/ 18 990 Jesus Ain't Your Sexy Valentine https://cindydeboer.com/2019/02/14/jesus-aint-your-sexy-valentine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jesus-aint-your-sexy-valentine https://cindydeboer.com/2019/02/14/jesus-aint-your-sexy-valentine/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:41:20 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=960 Clean water crisis. Human-Trafficking. Immigration. Orphan care. Affordable Housing. Failing Education Systems. Gun Violence. Teen-age pregnancy. Sitting in this hip coffee shop I can hear twenty-somethings all around me talking about what’s wrong with humanity and how they aim to fix it. Millennials are raising the bar for the rest of us. They’re hyper-aware of […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2019/02/14/jesus-aint-your-sexy-valentine/feed/ 4 960 The 5.7 Billion Dollar Question (the one nobody is asking…) https://cindydeboer.com/2019/01/18/the-5-7-billion-dollar-question-the-one-nobody-is-asking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-5-7-billion-dollar-question-the-one-nobody-is-asking https://cindydeboer.com/2019/01/18/the-5-7-billion-dollar-question-the-one-nobody-is-asking/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:49:50 +0000 https://cindydeboer.com/?p=909 When we were young – perhaps our early thirties – we had an excess of money and were picking up steam to make considerably more. Our trajectory was secure. We owned all the pretty things, had a solid retirement account, the kids’ college tuition neatly tucked away, and, should we have died, our offspring would […]

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]]> https://cindydeboer.com/2019/01/18/the-5-7-billion-dollar-question-the-one-nobody-is-asking/feed/ 6 909 A Lament for Heidi https://cindydeboer.com/2018/01/08/the-smell-of-death-a-lament-for-heidi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-smell-of-death-a-lament-for-heidi https://cindydeboer.com/2018/01/08/the-smell-of-death-a-lament-for-heidi/#comments Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:20:58 +0000 http://cindydeboer.com/?p=783 After a long 24 hour bedside vigil, I was finally able to come home, change my clothes and shower. But it’s not over. I’ll go back to her bedside shortly, and breathe in her precious smell until she smells like heaven. I know how this goes. My youngest sister will be the fourth beloved, precious […]

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