Tag: Bible
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The Pendulum Can Be A Pit
Growing up in the Midwest, winters were bitterly cold and snow was the norm. I loved being outside, ice skating, sledding, snowball fights. Shoveling snow? Not so much. In the evenings, when darkness fell quickly, my twin sister and I would play in our basement. Dad had rigged a swing down there–we had the space…
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Hail, Hail The Grands Are Here
I thought I was a flexible person. Not overwhelmed by the chaos around me. Who was I kidding? We’ve got all six of our kids here for a few days. With most of the grands. I’m passionate about my family–I truly enjoy my kids. I know what happens when I make categorical statements like that.…
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Hopping Down The Habit Trail
I’m a seeker of good habits. Not resolutions, mind you. Those ubiquitous mainstays of News Years’ self-reinvention frustrate me no end. They taunt me with their lack of long-lasting results. Habits, however, are activities I choose to do that become a regular tendency, a practice that’s hard to give up. Doing things the same…
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Happily Ever–When?
I’m a great expecter–with massive expectations of what my life should look like. I fully expected to get through college, find a job and get married. Did that. The fact that I’m still married to that guy I dated all those years ago is a testimony to the grace of God. I fully expected to have…