A Prayer on My 40th
A Prayer on My 40th Lord, I’m now forty years old. Forty years ago, on this date, just before bed, my mom decided she didn’t want to wait any longer for her third baby— so she took castor oil,…
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Filled By Friendship
Filled By Friendship It’s been a rough go lately. With time crunches on work projects, walking alongside my kids and my husband as they each face their various challenges, dealing with the aftermath of a car accident that totaled our…
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Precious
Precious Don’t have time to read today? Click here to listen to the audio version of this post. Ten hours after I got in a car accident, I climbed in bed with my 5 year old son who was sound asleep,…
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Blink
Blink Don’t have time to read today? Click here to listen to the audio version of this post (but be sure to scroll down to see all the awesome pictures in this post). First it was just me and my two…
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Why I’m So Grateful
Why I’m So Grateful Don’t have time to read today? Click here to listen to the audio version of this post. There’s a song that is getting a lot of airplay among the Christian church world right now. It is Cory…
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When Mom Needs A Time Out
When Mom Needs A Time Out Don’t have time to read today? Click here to listen to the audio version of this post. My kids watched TV for like 8 hours today. Or maybe it was only 6? Or has it been…
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When in Doubt… Write a “Thank You Card”
When in Doubt… Write a “Thank You Card” Don’t have time to read today? Click here to listen to the audio version of this post. When I am overwhelmed with grief or fear or financial stress or marriage-and-family conflict or PMS…
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Speaking Kindly to Our Frayed Selves
Speaking Kindly to Our Frayed Selves Don’t have time to read today? Click here to listen to the audio version of this post. I feel untethered. I’m out of my routine, surrounded by my kids all day without any time to…
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Bittersweet Indeed
Bittersweet Indeed: When Dreaming Takes You to Places That Bring Both Grief and Excitement Don’t have time to read today? Click here to listen to the audio version of this post. “If you want something you’ve never had you must be willing…
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Finding My Footing: Discovering God in the (Torturous) Dreaming Process
Finding My Footing: Discovering God in the (Torturous) Dreaming Process Don’t have time to read today? Click here to listen to the audio version of this post. How can we find God and feel refreshed or hopeful when we are simultaneously…