I love the little sparks. The nuggets of knowledge that make you want to learn more, to dig deeper, to ponder longer. Am I the only one who is getting tired of things right now? Tired of looking at the news, tired of talking about current events, tired of waiting, tired of all the […]
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A little over a year ago, my husband and I adopted our second dog, Nala. The shelter told us that she was half Bird Dog, half German Shepard and would grow up to be about as large and strong as our yellow lab. A year later and we’re left with the same sweet dog with […]
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When I was in college, I worked at a day camp at a church near Atlanta. I had these three awesome summers of work, each better than the last. The last summer I had the opportunity to be the director of one of the sections of camp. I feel like I was in the sweet […]
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In my experience there’s not much in this life more difficult to accept than losing a child through death or realizing that your child will not live the life you envisioned for them, due to a certain diagnosis. Both these situations cause parents to grieve. My husband Jim and I have experienced the grieving […]
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There are not many days that pass where I do not think about the life of David. When I was very young, I learned about David and Goliath; that even though I was small, my God was big. I read “A Tale of Three Kings” and wept over the comparison of my life to Saul, […]
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Two months ago I was supposed to be in Scotland. I was supposed to have so many new memories, an album of new pictures on my phone, and inside jokes with my sister and grandparents who were going with me. But as you know, all of life came to a halt in the middle of […]
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My dad once told me, “The days are long, but the years are way too short.” It’s an interesting thing, isn’t it—the concept of time? It is always passing, always moving, yet never changing even though our perceptions of it alter. Perhaps like me, in this time of quarantine and social distancing you have […]
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Pain. I feel it pulling at me, violently dragging me out of darkness and into awareness. I fight against it, pushing back, wanting to stay in the peaceful nothingness of the dark. But it’s not to be, as I open my eyes and immediately become ill. I have the worst headache I’ve ever experienced in […]
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For the past few years, our women’s ministry has challenged us to pick a word for the year. I’ve had words like “joy”, “restore”, “rest”—easy words—yet words I felt the Lord was leading me to. This year I was struggling to find a word. The word “stronger” kept coming to mind, but I hadn’t settled […]
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It’s 11:45pm and my phone is ringing. Normally, I would be asleep but for some reason, tonight I’m having trouble going to sleep. I look to see who is calling so late, and see a picture of my daughter. I think to myself, “this not good.” Sure enough, she is calling because she needs help. […]
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