http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Carole+McDonnell Religion Carole McDonnell Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76727&ca=Religion Matthew 25:32-33 I hated gym in high school. The teacher would pick two team captains. The captains, in turn, would choose their respective teams. Unpopular, gawky, weird, and clumsy, I was usually the last person to be “picked.” Basketballs or volleyballs aimed in my direction always landed on the... Religion Carole McDonnell Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76726&ca=Religion “Nothing can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 Three weeks ago, a neighbor called me up. She informed me that she had been walking every day – three miles in ten minutes. Knowing that it takes an Olympian about three or four minutes to run a mile, I... Religion Carole McDonnell Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76724&ca=Religion “Naked came I out of the womb and naked, shall I return; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21 My son Gabriel hates to wear clothes. A child with many allergies, he is diagnosed as “sensory-sensitive.” Sounds, tastes, and sensations bother him more tha... Religion Carole McDonnell Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=67536&ca=Religion “Son, why have you dealt with us thus? Your father and I have sought you sorrowing.” Luke 2:48 Recently, my church group went on a day-trip to Lake Welch, one of the small beaches in the New York’s Hudson Valley. We spent the day --as one spends all festive days-- eating, singing, playing soccer, an...