God
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Puzzling
I try to read the signs to figure it out; often there are no signs to be seen so I turn even the most non-signs into signs. Is that you, Lord, or just a random post? Does that bird mean something or is it just pretty? What is it exactly you’re doing? It’s as if Continue reading
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Enjoying the Getting to There
We’ve been driving for more than five hours. The rain is falling in droves around us, and the kids are quietly playing, I am quietly reading, Greg’s mom is quietly doing crossword puzzles, and Greg and his dad are quietly listening to college football on the radio. (Well, as quiet as that can be.) We’re Continue reading
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When God is Gentle, Even When He Shouldn’t Be
I’m sharing over at Be Still Be Free today, in our new blog linkups! Hop on over to read and link up! It was one of the darkest times of my life, and yet I drove there and parked the car and walked in the front door. It was our weekly prayer group. A Continue reading
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Loving Yourself Enough To Do The Scary Things
The arena was jam-packed with women wearing their Sunday and Monday and Thursday and Saturday best. Their accessories matched their pocketbooks which matched their shoes which matched their Bible covers. An arena full of sopranos and altos and even a smattering of tenors harmonized during worship and their heads nodded during the lesson and their Continue reading
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490 Planks
I did it again. I took my eyes off the mountain for just a minute and the pull of the valley brought me back low. The chaotic drama woke up a mama bear from hibernation, and though the situation had nothing to do with me at all, I threw my sword on the ground and Continue reading
