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Love as presence

Published May 2, 2018 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family, Young Adult

I want to talk about a great part of my life, Mac, who has Cerebral Palsey, and about what it’s like to spend my days with “his Eminent Lovableness. ” Mac and I don’t actually “do” much. I mean, not really. We mostly just hang out together. We mostly just “are.” Fortunately, we are really… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published May 2, 2018

Guru Macaroo

Published January 29, 2014 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog

His mother calls him “Pete,” (for “Sweetie Petey.) His dad calls him “Macaroo.” Meet Mac. I know he didn’t say anything  you recognize as “How do you do?” But he knows you’re here, and that you are a new person in the room. I wonder what he thinks? I like to tell him he’s my… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published January 29, 2014

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