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The Gift I Never Got
Mother’s Day rolls around each year a month after my birthday. And for the past twelve years I’ve watched my husband and children scramble around to present me with the perfect gift that says, “We...
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Don’t Forget Mighty God
It’s summertime! You’ll have to forgive my long absences as I’m trying to make the most of the time I have with all my kids home from school. We enjoyed going to the beach with family and now we are...
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In His Presence
I’ve been promising to write about my mission trip to the Dominican Republic for a while. Forgive me for putting it off. Honestly, I could sit and talk about the experience all day. But strangely,...
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When God Speaks in Unexpected Places
I cried at the end of my spin class. My eyes closed, tears leaked from the cracks and joined the sweat in a race towards my chin and neck. I didn’t cry in defeat. Nope, I’m too many months in to do...
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Don’t Trust the President
I’m sure I’ll take some flak for this post. And that’s okay; I have to share anyway. Now before you go all “conspiracy theory” on me, may I remind you of THIS post? I’m not talking smack about...
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Hope When You Want to Give Up
Lately, I’ve had some kind of pinched nerve in my back. It hurts! Any movement of my arms or twisting from my waist send pains through my body that make me light headed. When I lie down, the pain is...
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Mud Walking or Avoiding God’s Call
Have you ever tried to run in a pool or walk through thick mud? It’s like you’re in slow motion. No matter how much effort you put into it, you can’t speed up the process. There have been times in...
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Why Are You Reading This Post?
Have you ever thought about the power of the question “why?” No wonder toddlers liberally shake it over every possible situation they encounter. Why can Grandmother take out her teeth? Why does that...
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Who is God?
Have you ever watched a dog show? Or even perhaps seen a hunter with his four-legged partner? I’m always in amazement of how the dogs are taught to heel and fetch, drop and stay with simple commands....
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Learning to Listen in 3 Easy Steps
I wrote this a few years back for the Internet Cafe, but my son reminded me of it last night. We got a good chuckle, so I thought I’d share it again with you here in its entirety. I’m a doer. You...
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Letting Go of Me
Have you ever seen someone else do something or achieve something and you looked on with envy wondering how you could make it happen for yourself? I have. If we are honest, we’d probably all admit...
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Meeting a Princess
I wasn’t expecting to cry. I went on mission trips as a child – upper state New York twice, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania – but never out of the country. We drove into Mexico, sightseeing, when I was...
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Learning to Have Patience
“Mama, will you play my new game I got for Christmas with me?” Grace asked. It was a floor game; not one you can play neatly at the kitchen table. I imagined crawling around on the floor to play and...
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Dominican Mission Trip Day 1
This is my second international mission trip. My second time to the Dominican, and I find it just as hard to put my experience into words this time as it was the last. So, I’ll just describe our day...
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All Lives Matter
I woke with the rain this morning. And I was sad. I drug myself from bed and into the morning routine of waking, feeding and preparing three kids for school. But my heart was heavy. I can’t get...
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One Thing that Completely Changed my Walk with God
Eight years ago, my life changed completely. I hint about it in my story on my “About Me” page. But let me tell you more. I lived a good life – attended church, prayed when needed and was a Christian....
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Learning to Be a Mom
I watched my daughter Grace on the swing set yesterday. Dinner was cooked and waiting on daddy to arrive, so I ventured to the back yard and pulled up a chair to watch my youngest girl. The other two...
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When I woke up this morning, it was dark. But knowing I had to get up and jump in the shower so I could get the kids ready for school and out the door, I put my feet to the floor. I couldn’t see, but I...
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Preparing a Plan of Attack
There are two ways to do just about anything – carefully plan or wing it. Most of the time, I’m a carefully-plan-it kind of girl. I love making lists. I used to write out menus by the month. When...
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Girdles Aren’t Just for Grandmas
My son, Colin, started playing football this year for the first time ever. He is fourteen and is already over six feet tall, so people have been advising him get into football for a while. This year,...
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