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Photo of author Stephen M. Miller holding granddaughter, with son.
September 21, 2023 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: 2 Samuel 15, family, Happy House

Philistine: “Where you go
is where I want to be”

FLOWER CHILD. On a mountaintop in Washington State a few years ago, I hold my weary granddaughter before she rides back down the trail on the shoulders of her dad, my son. This picture came to mind today when the words of a Philistine to King David, …

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is where I want to be”
Little girl in batwings Halloween costume
October 30, 2022 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: family, Matthew 5, Sermon on the Mount video, superhero

How to be a superhero

My four-year-granddaughter got scared at church yesterday. I was standing beside her, and I saw the terror in her eyes as she grabbed tight onto her mother, who lifted her into consoling arms. We were standing in line in the church parking lot, …

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January 6, 2021 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: covid, family, Psalm 91, video

I fought Psalm 91
while my brother fought COVID

WHEN MY LITTLE BROTHER in early December fought COVID-19, I waited for what I expected would be a life-or-death phone call. It was Day 9 on a ventilator, for Cliff. I was told that physicians and nurses were going to try weaning him off the vent. …

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while my brother fought COVID
art of Stephen M. Miller with brother
December 23, 2020 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: covid, family, prayer

Prayer for little bro on vent

IT’S A PRAYER REQUEST for little bro, Cliff. Three weeks on a vent with COVID-19, he failed his first spontaneous breathing test yesterday. He lasted 15 minutes breathing on his own, I am told. He needs to last 30. Another test today, likely. A …

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doctor checking on patient
December 11, 2020 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: covid, death, family

Battle of the ventilator

I HAD TWO BROTHERS at the beginning of the year. I don’t want to end with none. My youngest brother died in July. Heart attack. My surviving brother, also younger, is starting Day Nine on a Ventilator, fighting COVID. Yesterday morning, they …

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Stephen M. Miller and brother.
June 25, 2020 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: death, family, grieving

Little brother is gone

I COULDN’T TAKE THE PICTURE. I’ve worked as a photojournalist. I’ve taken pictures of dead teenagers whose bodies were still trapped inside a car that a train mauled, shoved, and crushed 200 yards down a railroad track before …

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Man resting head on table
May 13, 2020 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: covid, family

Odd thoughts about virus, family

QUICK NOTE. At 7 this evening, Central Time, I’m premiering a short video that’s unlike any I’ve done before. Odd thoughts about writing, family, and a virus. It’s more personal. It’s about writing, family, and the …

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girl on father's shoulders looking at mountains
August 13, 2019 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: family

God interrupts me

I’M DRIVING ALONG, eager to get home. I need to finish that hour-long video. It had been a pain in the neck. It’s B-roll footage I shot recently in the Northwest. I hope to use it in future videos. But it has some problems. I had no plan …

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4 young children
November 21, 2018 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: family, grandchildren, joy

Four souls make me smile more

SCREAMING, our two-year-old grandson stopped the daycare Thanksgiving meal for a few minutes on Monday. It was a Thanksgiving Family Lunch at the daycare. Parents and grandparents of the kids were invited to sit on the tiniest chairs you’ve ever seen …

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Art of angry man's face
August 2, 2018 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: family

Our worst enemies: relatives

I WAS MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS, proofing my work on the Gospel of Matthew paraphrase for the Casual English Bible, when I tripped over a surprising Bible verse. I paraphrased Jesus putting it this way, “If people want to find their own worst enemies, …

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newborn baby
July 12, 2018 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: family, religion

Balancing act: blogs, babies, books, and more

SORRY ABOUT NOT WRITING the blog articles last week. My wife and I have been busy with dogs, diapers, and newborn babies. The blog took a back seat. A month ago my wife and I had one pair of two-year old grandkids. A boy and a girl. Today we have …

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toddler cuddling with baby
June 26, 2018 | by: Stephen M. Miller | in: Blog | tag: babies, family, newborn, video

One moment for a heart warmer

NO BLOG ARTICLE TODAY. Just a Grandpa Steve video. My two-year-old grandson meets his newborn brother, “Baby Evan.” When I watch it, my heart is warmed to see this boy’s loving reaction to his brother, whom he had never met and …

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