Month: June 2016

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Jun 29, 2016

For comparison’s curse, the truth that frees–you are chosen

It slipped into the mailbox on a sunny summer’s day. I hadn’t pulled it out until last night. Mister and I, we’d just been out walking. I’d reached into the box,and there

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Jun 24, 2016

“To help folks get across,” for Heaven waits

These are the glorious, golden days of summer. The senior is off at camp again, this time as a counselor for littles. The sun breaks early just over the barn,

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Jun 22, 2016

Without love, clashing cymbals and clanging gongs

Today, my thoughts are traveling back in time to last summer. Our second son was in a flurry of preparation for his race of a lifetime, the World Race. With

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Jun 21, 2016

For the one with a prodigal, what you should know

It came in response to a quiet message that slipped into my inbox one day. “I’d be happy for any wisdom or tidbits you can give me,” she said, “on

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Jun 21, 2016

Around the World–a young man’s 11-month, 11-country journey

As many of you know by now, our second-born son, Jamison, left in September 2015 for the adventure of a lifetime. He and 40-plus squad mates left Atlanta, Georgia, to

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Jun 13, 2016

The cure for control–His love

I’m flying along on my beloved bicycle, The Abbey. Wind’s in my face, hair’s streaming behind, and my legs are strong, and they’re pumping. Wheels, they turn as I’m sailin’

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Jun 09, 2016

The Clay Pot Principle (or, Why They Can’t Make My Sons Lust)

The sun has risen, new mercies dawning, and golden rays slant ‘cross The Three. The steam, it curls upward like heart’s murmur rising, and I’m savoring caramel-flavored caffeine. “Ask. Seek. Knock.”

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Jun 06, 2016

The cure for gossip–His love

I’m driving along today in morning’s sun. My heart is light, my spirit’s happy and the macchiato on my right is sweet and warm. And her name comes to my

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Jun 02, 2016

When you come to the end of your ‘self,’ God is there

FacebookTwitterGoogle+DiggPinterestBlogger Tide’s in. Tide’s out. The globe, it’s a-turning. One circle, then the next. Seasons come. Seasons go. Frost bites. Snow falls on fields that lie fallow. Then sun kisses soil,

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Jun 01, 2016

If everyone loves the ‘one’ that they have

It’s the next installment in the “Humans of Chiang Mai” series. Ah, that week in Thailand that clean rocked our foundations, turned worlds up-side down. In the blistering Chiang Mai

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