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Neighbors

What Could Happen When you Open Your Door

07.19.2012

I sweep the floor and open the door just in time to welcome her in.  We hug and she tells me there’s lots to tell and I ask her to wait just a second while I check to make sure the toilet’s not disgusting.  The baby needs a new diaper, I need to brush my [...]

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For All My Excuses

05.18.2012

“Now dear Christians, some of your pray night and day to be branches of the true Vine; you pray to be made all over in the image of Christ.  If so, you must be like him in giving… ‘Though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor’… Objection 1: “My money is my [...]

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What Should Really Scare You {on Halloween}

10.31.2011

My sixteen month old toddles up to a neighbor’s door and reaches for the life-size plastic skeleton.  She thinks it’s funny.  We drive by yards full of fake tombstones, see ghosts hanging in the trees, and a mummy driving a wagon and my big boy wants to know why. The kids love to dress up [...]

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Go Heart Your Own City

05.04.2009

A few weeks ago, I was pushing the kids around some local shops and saw this shirt pass me by.  I’m definitely not one to be on the up and up when it comes to pop culture, so the design may have been out for years.  But, this was my first time to see it. [...]

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On My Father’s Side

03.05.2009

Today’s post is a short inspiration from Linda. Linda has been a family friend for years.  Every recollection of her is one that involves seeing her face light up as she ministers to children.  She’s spent her life doing this-all over the world.  Read on for inspiration to light up your neck of the woods. [...]

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Going Together? Change Your ETA

02.17.2009

When my husband and I made the choice to get married, he shared with me an old proverb: ‘If you want to go fast, go alone.  If you want to go far, go together.’ He knew at that time, that by choosing to have me along for the ride, he was choosing a different pace.  [...]

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A Little Motivation, Please

02.10.2009

A while back, I wrote about my little boy learning to crawl.  Though he took a while to get moving in the right direction, the motivation to move came easily for him.  Not so with my firstborn.  She hated being on her belly and thus crawling was the last thing on her mind.  It wasn’t [...]

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Be My Valentine…Redeemed

02.05.2009

I can remember a Valentine’s Day when I was in grade school.  Actually my most vivid memory was of two nights before that Valentine’s.  I was certain that I needed a boyfriend for the big day.  There was a good prospect in the making, and I was on the phone with my friend-the third party-who [...]

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Can You Put this Back Together Again?

01.27.2009

My little girl has spent the last year testing her own power.  Most of that power, unfortunately, seems to be destructive power.  It’s interesting, though, to see her reaction when something actually breaks.  One day, she broke a brand new, brilliantly red, fat crayon.  She was happy at first.  But, then, she tried the impossible.  [...]

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name

01.26.2009

I was recently talking with a friend about desiring permanence in terms of geographical setting.  You know?  The feeling you should have when you’ve planted in a place and know you’ll be there for a while-a place to call ‘home’-where everybody knows your name.  Well, if you’ve read further down the About page about me, [...]

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