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An Unlikely Friendship

Camryn Pickerell scanned the grounds at Orange County Academy as students scampered among the campus visitors. She hoped to etch into her mind every detail of an experience she never

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The Work of Christmas

Christmas seemed to fly by, and we’re already into a new year. My poinsettias are fading, all the brightly colored lights have disappeared and it’s as if Christmas never happened.

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A Quiet Conversion

Steve didn’t have much to say. Isolation can do that to a person — especially when circumstances render you faceless while fellow humans rush past your curbside bed without any

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Loving Outside the Box

Childhood friends C.B. and Aaron were on different paths until a Box of Love helped C.B. see how he could change his life for the better.