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(to you)
Summer’s barely holding on here. There’s a tent in our backyard and a wide open bag of Doritos from a sleepover that began outside and ended in our den late last night. School starts next week. I’m...
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who’s afraid of a big bad book?
I finished the book in January. It didn’t go exactly as planned. I expected to sit at my desk, light a candle and drink in this precious opportunity to do what I’d always dreamed of – write a book. But...
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I don’t have cancer
Last winter I felt a lump in my breast. I was sure it would go away. I waited through January and February, March and some of April before calling the doctor. He could see me in two weeks. And I can’t...
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what do our lives say about us?
I recently read a post written by a mother who said she wouldn’t allow her children to be part of their church’s youth group. I’d heard the argument before, but I was curious to read her reasons so I...
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living life boldly
After finishing the first few chapters of the book, an editor read what I’d written. We emailed back and forth notes of what she liked, and what she thought needed improving. In one of our exchanges,...
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surely mercy and goodness
Your grandfather preaches from Psalm 23 Sunday. And before Bibles are even opened, I’m thinking about the white stuffed bear that recited the Lord ’s Prayer all those years ago. You played it over and...
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what mornings are made of
It’s been two weeks now. She usually comes in the morning, but sometimes gallops in after dinner. She’s the chocolate lab we made the mistake of feeding one time. I called the animal shelter to see if...
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our expectations of church
We wake up in a new town in search of a new church. We visit one we’ve heard good things about. We drive onto the campus for the first time on a Sunday evening. Two of you are in nursery; luckily the...
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the heart of a parent
“You’ll never do anything that will make me stop loving you. Ever.” It sounds like words from a children’s book, but it’s a phrase your dad says a lot. He’s said it for years. And because I know him so...
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celebrating you
On May 4th, we watched Luke blow out candles. 4 is sweeter than chocolate cake. I love this age. And this weekend we celebrated you. Days before, we plan what we’ll do and where we’ll go. Over the...
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