Posts by Charis Freije
My Heart: A Spiritual Heart Physical
It’s safe to say my daughter may be in love with the worship pastor at our church… He was over one night last week, and to my horror I heard her ask him, “Want to play doctor with me?” I was by her side in about two seconds, watching to make sure her version of…
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I am married to a man whose ancestors were the first Middle Eastern settlers in the Indianapolis area. When I married him, I don’t know that I’d ever tried hummus, nor would I have been able to feel secure in my pronunciation ordering a gyro at a state fair (is it “guy-ro”, “yee-ro”, “gee-ro”?). Five…
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I saw an incredible commercial the day after Mother’s Day… I watched it while being tackled by my 16-month-old, and I literally was a basket of tears. It reminded me of the sacredness of my role as a mom. Isn’t Mother’s Day just wonderful? Not only did I get a hot date, I got some…
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