Month: July 2013

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Jul 31, 2013

How courage and honor can look (how unlikely)

It came last week while we vacationed in Branson, and I knew it for what it was–a divine appointment. It happened, actually, in a darkened theater. Filing down front, Little

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Jul 30, 2013

Power outage makes for decaffeinated, grumpy mother

It happened, of all crazy things, two nights in a row. A storm blew through, lightning crashed and the lights went out. The first night, they came back on somewhere

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Jul 29, 2013

How to walk in peace (en-trust it)

I’m listening, and I’m laughing. Out loud. Soaking in the quiet, I’m reliving the week we just spent together on our family vacation. Remembering the craziness of these folks I

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Jul 18, 2013

Keep doing that “thing”

Keep writing. It echoes, this charge, in my mind.Keep on writing… For those who write, putting pen to paper, baring hearts right open, “Keep writing,” says volumes. Says, “Keep going.”

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Jul 16, 2013

In the circle of life, parents find vindication

Maybe it’s the upcoming birthday that’s got me thinking. Actually, it’s not so much the fact that I’m having one as it is the number that’s attached. Some folks would

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Jul 09, 2013

Strength for the “here,” hope for the hereafter–in Christ

It was a story followed by many. A family of six; two parents, four boys. The first three born healthy, wrestling and chasing and cuffing each other in that way

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Jul 08, 2013

Marriage is like the Tour de France

Who would’ve thought a race like that could be so fascinating? In a household where the sports channel (whispering here) isn’t king, it’s surprising that a pack of sweaty guys

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Jul 02, 2013

Children of “privilege” not born with silver spoons

With summer in full swing and the kids underfoot, we’re running more than a shortage on food. We’ve got a quiet deficit and a noise overload. What happened the other

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