Kathleen Knapp
Weeping in Walmart
I was standing in the toy section of our local department store just before Christmas. As I scanned the shelves trying to decide on the...
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Kathleen Knapp
- Aug 12, 2022
- 2 min
Why Do We Love Sleeping Babies? Reflections on Psalm 139
“For you created my inmost being” (v13a) Tiny fingers with minute, faint fingernails Grasp around my smallest finger, gripping tightly. A...
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Kathleen Knapp
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Did you know God sings over you?
Ah, the scent of a newborn baby! My niece recently had a baby boy and I love to nuzzle in close, breathe in the new baby's smell and...
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Kathleen Knapp
- Apr 8, 2022
- 3 min
Connecting with Clara
We were recently on a family vacation in Mexico and as I sat by the pool reading my book, the sounds of vacationing people surrounded me....
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Kathleen Knapp
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Fly & Be Free, Child
The first time I saw my baby girl after she was born, I couldn’t believe she was mine. I was thrilled. And I was terrified! The love was...
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Kathleen Knapp
- Mar 5, 2022
- 2 min
Washing Machines and Grace
I heard the screeching noise and smelled the burning fumes as I was stepping into the shower. I knew right away that the washing machine...
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Kathleen Knapp
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min
Crazy Little Thing Called.....Guilt!
How do you explain that strange feeling that happens right after childbirth? You know the one I mean…the “guilt factor”. Once the child...
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Kathleen Knapp
- Jan 29, 2022
- 2 min
God's Toddler
I love toddlers. They wear their hearts on their sleeves. You know exactly where you stand with them at any time. If they love you, they...
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Kathleen Knapp
- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min
Dust Bunnies Unite!
Whew! Finally! The kids are all in bed for their naps and if I’m fortunate, I have a couple of hours to myself. I put my feet up, grab...
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Kathleen Knapp
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
Ben's Best Christmas Surprise
Christmas time. There are so many emotions and memories; hustle and bustle. This year I wish for you to experience the joy of the holiday...
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Kathleen Knapp
- May 23, 2021
- 3 min
Have you seen the Elephant?
Years ago, my brother told me about a saying the pioneers of North America had when they travelled across the west. As they travelled by...
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Kathleen Knapp
- May 9, 2021
- 3 min
A Different Kind of Mother's Day
This year, for the first time, I am both a bereaved daughter and a bereaved mother on Mother’s day. I still have two wonderful children...
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Kathleen Knapp
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
Putting my "babies" to bed
goodnight….. putting my babies to bed….. my mother with end stage dementia…only 70…too young to be cared for… my son with severe...
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