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The Eyes of a Child

In the early 1960s, a serious play accident meant that Jeanette Hardage’s eldest daughter was in danger of losing her right eye. After significant medical attention and time to heal, in December of 1961 the family Christmas letter reported that, despite pessimistic prognoses from the …

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essays, faith1 Comment on The Eyes of a ChildFebruary 10, 2021November 21, 2021 By Alison Edwards

One of God’s Nobodies

Back in 2003, Jeanette Hardage started a train of thought that she never finished. She began an essay with, “I have long thought that somebody should write about God’s nobodies.” Contrasting them with Biblical “Somebodies” such as Moses, David, and Paul, she observed that Paul …

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essays, humilityLeave a Comment on One of God’s NobodiesJanuary 13, 2021November 21, 2021 By Alison Edwards

Encounter with an Angel

Jeanette Hardage could sometimes be shy about sharing intimate details about herself. For instance, a couple of her most poignant poems disguise her involvement by describing an experience in the third person, using made-up people. Around 1998, she had an experience that she wanted to …

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essays, faith2 Comments on Encounter with an AngelOctober 21, 2020November 21, 2021 By Alison Edwards

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