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Out of Africa
(This post was written a few weeks ago....) Exactly one week ago I was somewhere over remote Northeast Canada on my way to Dallas. I was so ready to be home… and so exhausted. A week later, and 100 years older, I realize that I had no idea what the word exhausted...
read moreAnd Then There Were Two
After years of writing (here, in my journal, and in my millions of half-finished notebooks around the house) about life with kids and navigating their baby years, tween years and teenage years, it's finally here: the dreaded "empty nest." We dropped Number 3, Catie,...
read moreNever Hopeless
Sunday morning I found myself in church at a homeless mission in Ft. Worth. I was sitting in the pew and the stench was pungent. I realized it was me. I had been there for 2 days without a shower. I looked around me and wondered at the grace of God. How easily I could...
read more46 Things I Know
Once you get past your 21st birthday, there is nothing super exciting about your age creeping upward. Except maybe being able to rent a car anywhere when you turn 25. But I'm not sure that counts. The Bible says "young" people are the ones dreaming dreams and running...
read moreGratitude
Gratitude. That’s a very strong little thing that can make all the difference. It can turn frustration into acceptance, loss into hope, fear into confidence and “what if’s” into “Thank you’s“. I made a promise 8 years ago to remember what God did for my family during...
read morePraying Better Prayers
Every day is better when I start the morning with my simple routine: wake up early, coffee (always first), some quiet time reading scripture or a devotional, and prayer. It gets me in the right frame of mind - at peace, looking forward. Last spring I noticed my...
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Trusting God Either Way
Just bear with me. I've been dying to tell this joke. I might mess it up, but I don't even care because you are still going to enjoy it. "I ordered the #1 at Chic Fil A. They gave me the #3. I didn't ask them to fix it because I assumed they knew what was best for...
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Own It
It's hard to claim authority over your own life. So many people, traditions and circumstances want to direct it. They scream, whisper or manipulate. But who are you? What do you love? When your song is over, what do you want the rhythm to have been? What do you...
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Maybe It’s Time For The Next Best Thing
"God will protect you with his pinions; you’ll find refuge under his wings. His faithfulness is a protective shield." Psalm 91:4 The way God created everything is astounding. Each creature is fascinating and...
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Giving Grace Even When You Are Really Mad
Is it crazy how you can start off the day ready to tackle the world, and then BAM, it goes to pot. I had the most wonderful prayer time and enjoyed studying God's word today, but you wouldn't know it. You wouldn't know it at all. We got two kittens because one isn't...
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