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07/13/21

“But you trust God, right?”

“But you trust God, right?” I haven’t gotten her question out of my mind since she asked me last week. It came at the end of a long conversation about my current season of life – about transitions and letting go and all the unknowns (big and small) that are just around the corner for our family.  I don’t know… Read More

07/02/21

3 Books I Couldn’t Put Down In June

It’s been a L O N G time since I’ve read a {non-fiction} book that I couldn’t put down, and Y’all! In June, I read three. #1: Gentle and Lowly Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, by Dane Ortlund was my favorite. Here’s a description of the book from Amazon. Christians can easily feel that… Read More

06/21/21

“This is your life. Accept it.”

Sitting to tie my shoes, I turned to confess to my husband, who was fully reclined in his leather chair. “We’ve been doing this for how many mornings now, and I think I’m still waking up just a little bit bitter.”  It’s 6:08 a.m. on a Saturday.  Our new normal.  Clearly, I didn’t think this new puppy thing all the… Read More

04/12/21

Making Trades with Jesus

Monday on my morning walk, as soon as I rounded the first corner in my neighborhood (out of nowhere), tears welled up in the corner of my eyes. I quickly brushed them away (like I always do), and in reflex, troubleshot with God about the reason for my tears. (Mainly why they flow so freely these days, almost without cause.)… Read More

11/24/20

Be kind to yourself.

What is the kindest thing you can do for yourself today? Would it be to give yourself a day off from work, from any and all household cleaning, or from your long list of daily to-dos? Would it be to splurge in a little retail therapy, a luxurious spa treatment, or to indulge in a huge slice of pumpkin spice… Read More

10/28/20

Follow up to The Good Life

As promised, this is a follow-up to the post I wrote on The Good Life. (If you want to refresh your memory, you can read it here.) This weekend, I listened to a sermon in which the *pastor addressed the topic of stress. He began by laying the foundation of his message with a definition and a principle.  “Stress is… Read More

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