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Faith

In Sickness and In Health

August 19, 2010

As I walked up to the kitchen sink this morning, I was taken aback by the number of little plastic cups and fat medicine tubes covering the bottom.  I had cleaned everything in the sink before I called it a night, hadn’t I?  And almost as soon as I had had the thought, I remembered [...]

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Nothing Wasted

August 6, 2010

Last night as my birthday date came to a close, I lay in bed thinking about the last 31 years.  I was overwhelmed by the goodness of God.  I compiled a mental list of all my blessings, a list I have chosen to keep between God and me, and I realized what a full 31 [...]

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The Silver Lining: 10 Reasons that Not Moving is Not Bad

July 20, 2010

We took our home off the market this weekend.  Our realtor removed the sign before knocking on the door so that we wouldn’t have to watch as it became official–we were not moving. I’ve not allowed myself to dwell on the reality because I don’t want to feel disappointed; I love my home and where [...]

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In All Things

July 14, 2010

I love it when a sermon confirms that I’m right.  A pastor spilling bits of God’s truth to the congregation, I scoop up those precious morsels that I’ve uttered before, admiring the way they shine under the stage lights.  There’s nothing better than to nod my head in agreement without feeling the twinge of conviction [...]

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Losing Jesus

July 6, 2010

Many times in my Christian walk, I feel caught in the middle. I’m not conservative enough for some, yet for others, I’m too rigid.  On one view, my opinions might match up completely with the fundamentalist Christian, while on another, I might relate to that of a person with a more liberal interpretation of Scripture. [...]

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Peace in Purpose

July 1, 2010

Crunching numbers that won’t bend. A laptop closes. Quiet tears of frustration on one side, a sigh of resignation on the other.  Two bodies lay in a divided space, still and tired. Throughout the next day, thoughts of each other pass back and forth, amidst dishes and meetings, children and proposals. Two parties carrying their [...]

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Faith Like a Child

June 22, 2010

I can’t get anything by Caleb; he is too bright.  Always asking questions, he stores away the answers in his computer of a mind, a mind that does not forget.  I have to make sure I answer Caleb truthfully and carefully because, chances are, we will come back to our conversation again someday. When Caleb [...]

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Fruit from the Garden

June 7, 2010

I open the back door and turn down our little path covered by the shade of trees toward the hose.  I pull on the hose that was wound tightly around the wheel, the wheel that should make unraveling and winding up that hose easy. It doesn’t.  As I turn on the water, I get sprayed [...]

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