writing
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Being Trees
The neighbors are up this weekend and their fire wafts the eighth of a mile from their chimney to this porch. It’s twilight and the sun is retreating and the onset of night sends its milky blue haze over the leafless trees, and somewhere off in the distance is the gentle hum of a motor…soft Continue reading
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That Time I Was Grateful for Fear
I’m sharing about fear over here today — at my friend Kayse’s. I’m sharing about fear. About how I didn’t want to do it. About how she called on a normal afternoon and we had a normal conversation, and then suddenly the winds changed and blew in from the east and the words she spoke Continue reading
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Being Content
The catalogs arrive in the mailbox piled high, with glossy covers and they promise — these catalogs — warmth for my home and gatherings around the table and time spent with family. So I open them up with childlike glee and flip the glossy pages one by one. With every turn I glance around my Continue reading
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Being Naked (31 Days #31)
To read all the posts in the 31 Days series, click here. Here in these mountains, it comes quickly…if you blink you’ll miss it. The leaves bud with new life in early spring and are lush and green through mid-October. And then suddenly, for a minute, the green gives way to gold and to orange Continue reading
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Being You (31 Days #30)
To read all the posts in the 31 Days series, click here. They say to be who you are. Just be you. The world needs you and your voice and your perspective. Don’t compare yourself to anyone else or wish for what they have, because God has a unique plan just for you. They say Continue reading
