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The Workers Are Savvy 3 May 2013 | 09:00 am
In my previous post, I bragged about my recent trip to Hawaii—under the pretense of discussing what might happen if we adopted certain aspects of a tourist mentality in our own cities and neighborhood...
A Tourist At Home 5 Apr 2013 | 11:58 am
A couple years ago I wrote about becoming a grandmother at age 33. Well, it happened again. Only this time, the new arrival is a little man. Several months ago, when my husband observed that the due d...
A Retreat and a Move: Update and Pictures 18 Feb 2013 | 12:06 pm
The fool says in her heart, “I know I’m about to enter into a ridiculously busy season of life, so this would probably be a good time to announce to the world my new-found zeal and commitment to blog ...
On The Defense 15 Jan 2013 | 11:04 am
“But wishing to justify himself…” Lately, this line from Luke 10 (Jesus conversation with the lawyer and the parable of the good Samaritan) haunts me each time I read it . Why? Because I have become i...
Sexist Angels? 6 Jan 2013 | 06:30 pm
I have two young sons at home. They both have a high appreciation for women and girls, but the things they appreciate and perceive about females are vastly different. One son seems to have given relat...
Requirements For Knowing God 16 Dec 2012 | 01:37 am
My Jesse was out of town last weekend. I volunteered to teach his High School / College elective class at church on Sunday. It seemed like a great opportunity to support him, and I felt like I was th...
One Blogger’s Confession 11 Dec 2012 | 05:30 pm
I’ve gotten very irregular about this blogging business, haven’t I? It isn’t that I’ve lost interest. The keyboard calls daily. I’d like to say there just hasn’t been time, but that would mostly be a ...
A Better Man 11 Nov 2012 | 12:26 pm
A spontaneous comment from my nine-year-old son made my eyes go all misty the other day. We were chatting in the kitchen about this and that. During a lull in conversation, his blue eyes got all far o...
Come Just As You Are…? 4 Nov 2012 | 05:42 pm
We tell people they shouldn’t try to fix their lives before they come to Jesus. It’s God’s job to fix people. We shouldn’t try to fix ourselves. The thing is, I’m not sure that’s entirely true. What a...
Motivation and Shifting Goals (3): Dangerous Push-Ups 14 Oct 2012 | 10:19 am
My husband and I were talking about goals and motives the other day, and he said something that really got my attention. “I think it’s dangerous to do push-ups the wrong way.” Unsure how that related ...
