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When You Have the “Why Bother” Blues
2014 A new year with new challenges…and a few old ones that slid right on over into 2014 like grease on a slick countertop. Tell me, have you ever wanted to throw up your hands because the same old...
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Seeing God in The Little Things
It snowed last week. For some of you, that is not a big deal. But for me, living in the South, it was a shining display of glory all around. I breathed in the majesty of creation; breathed out the...
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Seeing God in the Bread-and-Butter Plain Days
You know what? I liked my last post. I liked the beauty in my yard all white with snow. I loved how you love it! But I never want you to think better of me than I really am. The snow melted. The mud...
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Have You Left the Wrong Path Wide Open?
Last Sunday my pastor had to do some housekeepin’ fussin’ at our congregation before he started his sermon. It was a “Visitors, close your ears” moment as Jimmy interrupted the service for an...
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The Most Fun I’ve Ever Had in a Restroom
A few weeks ago, I was in the airport, headed to New Jersey. It was a typical rush, rush, rush morning. Grab the bags, trudge through traffic, hunt for a parking space, follow the herd, wade through...
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Hang On! God’s Got This!
Oh friend, I don’t know what you are going through today. But I do know this: God is not surprised or worried. He’s got this. I’ll admit, I’ve had quite a month. For starters, someone created a fake...
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When You Long for Something More
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but I’ve been absent for a few weeks. I’ve been hunkered down working on a new writing project. Would you like a sneak peek? Here you go. I was alone, or least I felt...
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The Comparison Trap–And How to Escape It
While I am away taking care of my mom, I have invited one of my dear friends, Emily T. Wierenga, to share her heart with you. I read her wonderful book, Atlas Girl, this summer while on vacation. As I...
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A Higher Place
911 Mom punched in the numbers and waited for the ambulance to arrive. She was having intense abdominal pains and the vomiting wouldn’t stop. I got the call, and for the next six weeks sat by her bed...
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When a Dream Dies
I sat on my porch with my Bible in my lap and a hot mug of steamy in my hand. Early morning is my favorite time of day. Just me and Jesus and a smattering of birds. I closed my Bible and looked out...
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G-R-A-C-E when you need it
There it was. Carved in wood. The evidence could not be denied. My niece, Anna, dropped her kids off at school and then went home to clean up a bit. She removed a hairbrush, school papers, and...
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Do These Pants Make My Hips Look Big?
I went hunting in a clothing consignment store—people watching more that actually clothes shopping. I gathered a few possibilities and then stood in line to try them on. A group of friends occupied...
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When We’re Not Enjoying God
When I was a little girl, I loved pretending to be a bride. I’d wrap a sheet around my body, drape a towel over my head, and hold a bouquet of plastic flowers to my chest. Then I would start at one...
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What About Mary? What About You?
The story of Mary always touches me at the core of my being. What an amazing encounter for a girl so young. God’s plan of redemption was held by the thread of a teenage girl from Nazareth. Who knew it...
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Let It Go! God Has.
Wow, I can’t believe it’s already mid-January. I hope you’ve been refreshed and revived with the start of a New Year. I love the word, “new”. Don’t you? Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new...
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When You Long for Something More
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but I’ve been absent for a few weeks. I’ve been hunkered down working on a new writing project. Would you like a sneak peek? Here you go. I was alone, or least I felt...
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When You’re Really Down on Yourself
It was a long day with a longer to do list. I was chipping away at it, but running out of emotional and physical steam. What I needed was tea…a large sweet tea…without ice. No need wasting space with...
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When We Ignore the Warning Signs
It’s been hard. Really hard. These past five weeks have taken their toll. I’m amazed at how such a little thing turned into such a big deal. Ever been there? One word turned into a world of argument?...
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When You Don’t Like the Story God is Writing
I often think of my life like a story God is writing…and so is yours. And to be honest, some parts of the story I don’t really like. If it were up to me, I would have written some of it differently....
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When You Don’t Want to Go Back to the Way You Were
I just got my braces off…again. I have had braces on my upper teeth three times. Count them. One. Two. Three. As the orthodontist explained, “Teeth have a memory. They always want to go back to the...
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