year verse(s)…
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever–do not abandon the works of your hands. Psalm 138:8 In a conversation with Matt the other day, he asked what my verse for the year was. Uh, what do you mean? Like, out of the 31,103...
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incouraging miracles…
As the Christmas trees are taken down and the decorations are put away, I hope Christmas has brought together family, friends, and amazing food. The new year is rapidly approaching and in thinking about what’s looming on the horizon, I wanted to seize the...
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happy birthday jesus…
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to, cry if I want, cry if I want to. You would cry too if it happened to you. –Leslie Gore, 1966 I’m staring at the plastic Santa, inflatable Snoopy house, and mechanical deers on my neighbors lawn wondering...
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weaving benevolence…
Acts 11:29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers living in Judea. She sat at the loom and methodically laced beautiful strands of string. Each strand was a different color, yet when sewn together, a beautiful piece of...
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critics and quotes…
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives...
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trails and life…
The sweat. The fall. The doubt. The belief. The sunrise. The trail. The pain. The end. The sun was calling over the mountains like a siren to sailor’s death. The mountain called. I responded. Step by step, minute by minute, mile by mile, I endured the hill. Half...
read morepine tree air fresheners on my mind…
There is nothing more vulnerable than being a female and taking your car into the mechanics. But alas, I’m here because my car is making a grinding/wheezing/ching-ching sound and with every minute that passes I’m seeing more and more dollars drain from my...
read morewhy i'm a horrible facebooker…
The email indicated we had to meet. There were serious issues which needed to be clarified. I set up a meeting and the 40ish father of one of the teens I mentor arrived promptly to discuss the serious issues. Privy to information about the current status of the...
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people…
A flux of emails reminded me why I do what I do. People. For people, by people, because of people. There is a woman with a hardly laugh, big hugs, and tender heart. She’s been a loyal reader since the inception of this blog but recently made her presence known...
read moreworking poor…
If you give the the poor, your needs will be supplied! But a curse upon those who close their eyes to poverty–Proverbs 28:27 In our society homelessness is widely spoken about. On a global level, we are moved by gut-wrenching faces of emaciated children from...
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I’m a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and my husband, Matt. [You might not find this funny, but I laugh at myself, so it all balances out.]
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