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Kandahar Spring

Editor’s Note: Heather McColl Morgan, a favorite writer for Excellent or Praiseworthy, wrote this posting when she was deployed. We are grateful that she took some time to reflect and share these thoughts with us before returning home. Excellent or…

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A Tribute to Her Father

Growing up the daughter of a submariner, I was always fascinated by the raw beauty and power of the sea. Its proximity was partly to blame; until I went off to college, I had never lived in a land-locked place. The other reality that inspired my awe, however, was that the ocean was my father’s livelihood. Even as he knew how to navigate and operate within it, he lived constantly at its mercy.

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Kandahar Spring

Editor’s Note: Heather McColl Morgan, a favorite writer for Excellent or Praiseworthy, is currently deployed. We are grateful that she took some time to reflect and share these thoughts with us. Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday…

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A Tribute to Her Father

Editor’s Note: This week before Father’s Day is an opportunity to visit the writings of Heather McColl Morgan, daughter of Angus and Denise McColl. Heather’s tribute to her mother was posted on Monday night this week, and tonight's posting is…

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Of Diapers, Documentaries and Deployments

As I prepare for my next job and deployment, I am painfully aware that I have a lot of catching up to do: all the reading I've been doing about eco-parenting, infant pottying, child development and breastfeeding is wonderful, but it won't help me in Afghanistan. Lately, I return home completely fried from working through lunches, endless reading and analysis, and the last thing I want to do is read anything. All I can say is: praise the Lord for the digital age.

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