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PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
Love is a Watermelon
by DiAnne Malone
O
ne thing I remember about each
of my pregnancies was my con-
stant craving for watermelon.
It seemed a craving I couldn’t
seem to satisfy. There never seemed to be
enough watermelon in the world for me
and my babies. The texture, the taste, the
way it quenched my thirst was unbelievably
pleasant, euphoric even. I think the water-
melon craving contributed to the shape of
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my belly in each pregnancy, because instead
of a baby it looked like I was carrying a
prize winning farmer’s market watermelon
in front of me. Ironically though, I don’t eat
watermelon at any other time–except when I
was a young girl.
It reminds me of an analogy I heard
a few years ago by Phyllis, a wonderful
woman of God, who was speaking during
our women’s ministry and left such a strong