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Who is God?
Have you ever watched a dog show? Or even perhaps seen a hunter with his four-legged partner? I’m always in amazement of how the dogs are taught to heel and fetch, drop and stay with simple commands....
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Learning to Listen in 3 Easy Steps
I wrote this a few years back for the Internet Cafe, but my son reminded me of it last night. We got a good chuckle, so I thought I’d share it again with you here in its entirety. I’m a doer. You...
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Letting Go of Me
Have you ever seen someone else do something or achieve something and you looked on with envy wondering how you could make it happen for yourself? I have. If we are honest, we’d probably all admit...
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Meeting a Princess
I wasn’t expecting to cry. I went on mission trips as a child – upper state New York twice, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania – but never out of the country. We drove into Mexico, sightseeing, when I was...
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Learning to Have Patience
“Mama, will you play my new game I got for Christmas with me?” Grace asked. It was a floor game; not one you can play neatly at the kitchen table. I imagined crawling around on the floor to play and...
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Dominican Mission Trip Day 1
This is my second international mission trip. My second time to the Dominican, and I find it just as hard to put my experience into words this time as it was the last. So, I’ll just describe our day...
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Dominican Mission Trip Day Two
Thankfully, our Tennessee team arrived a little before dinner on Friday night. So Saturday morning, we woke early and were ready to start the women’s conference. Maria, one of our interpreters, asked...
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All Lives Matter
I woke with the rain this morning. And I was sad. I drug myself from bed and into the morning routine of waking, feeding and preparing three kids for school. But my heart was heavy. I can’t get...
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One Thing that Completely Changed my Walk with God
Eight years ago, my life changed completely. I hint about it in my story on my “About Me” page. But let me tell you more. I lived a good life – attended church, prayed when needed and was a Christian....
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Learning to Be a Mom
I watched my daughter Grace on the swing set yesterday. Dinner was cooked and waiting on daddy to arrive, so I ventured to the back yard and pulled up a chair to watch my youngest girl. The other two...
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Walking in the Dark
When I woke up this morning, it was dark. But knowing I had to get up and jump in the shower so I could get the kids ready for school and out the door, I put my feet to the floor. I couldn’t see, but I...
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Preparing a Plan of Attack
There are two ways to do just about anything – carefully plan or wing it. Most of the time, I’m a carefully-plan-it kind of girl. I love making lists. I used to write out menus by the month. When...
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Girdles Aren’t Just for Grandmas
My son, Colin, started playing football this year for the first time ever. He is fourteen and is already over six feet tall, so people have been advising him get into football for a while. This year,...
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You Can’t Hide From Jesus
If I’m honest, I was pouting. I know I’m blessed beyond measure, but things hadn’t been going my way. It was two weeks before Christmas, and I needed to buy stamps from the post office for my...
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Is God Really Perfect?
I knew the tears were coming. As the church stood to sing, I heard the opening notes and recognized the tune immediately. We sang it at her funeral. “You’re a good, good Father…” I can’t tell you how...
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Press On
I saw it out of the corner of my eye, flittering at the window. I turned from where I was enjoying my morning cup of coffee to see a hummingbird at my kitchen window. It fluttered and then landed on...
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The Most Important Thing in Building a House
I never thought I’d be hearing a sermon in my bathroom. I stood among the sheetrock dust and cast off nails and listened as my tile guy told me how he could not put the tile on the wall the way I...
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It’s All in Who You Know
Try to make it in any business and you’ll find this statement to be true. If you know someone on the inside, they can help bring you on board. It’s the basis of LinkedIn, the popular job networking...
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What if America Really is Going to Hell in a Hand Basket?
What if our worst fears come to reality? Throughout this election process, we’ve spent months either on our knees in prayer or holding our knees to keep them from knocking. Let’s face it. We’ve all...
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Now What? Where Do We Go From Here?
I’m not sure how to process my emotions over the last week. Every day I’ve gotten on social media and had to get right back off or bite my tongue. People have said some of the most rude and hateful...
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