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The Heart of the Matter
I’m a wee bit embarrassed to share this story. But here goes.
About twenty-five years ago I was the youth fellowship leader at my church. One of the duties of our youth group was to organize the evening service at our church one Sunday a month. That meant I had to bribe and cajole my fellow ...
Your Regrets Are Not Irredeemable
Earlier this week, a record played in my ear. A record of my regrets. Some of them were of the ‘silly’ variety. Some were more serious.
I regretted that I wasn't more disciplined with my diet before my 25th college reunion this weekend.
I regretted that I had yelled at my teenage daughter for “disrespecting” me when ...
To My Fellow Mamas Of Teenagers
We’re in the thick of it. The thick of what, you ask? Raising teens, that’s what. The husband and I are the proud parents of a 16-year-old boy and an almost 15-year-old girl. So, as I said, we’re in the middle of those supposedly rebellious, angsty, door-slamming, defiant, hell-raising teen years.
But here’s what we’ve been discovering: the ...
The Answer To Exhaustion Is Not This
A couple of days ago, I read about one of the world’s strangest contests: The 10th Annual “Space Out” Competition held in South Korea.
Contestants who enter the “arena” are required to “zone out” for 90 minutes. Essentially, they need to prove they are the best at doing…wait for it… absolutely nothing.
That includes no chatting, no ...
What You’re Doing Matters
A younger person would likely start this blog post with the letters TBH. Which for the uninitiated stands for, "to be honest."
In other words, this is a bit of a soul-baring post.
I’ve been writing blog posts for a long time now. My writing journey sometimes feels like I'm wearing too-big-for-me gum boots and trudging through ...
You Have Permission For This
There’s a distinct point of time when I snap.
I don’t mean that I snap my fingers to a happy chorus. Nope.
I mean I snap like a dry twig. You can almost hear the cartoon-like crraaack.
My patience runs out. My face contorts. My tone hovers somewhere between irritable and infuriated. My words range from snarky to ...
Perfect Love Holds Us Through It All
“Sometimes God allows what He hates to accomplish what He loves.”
Those compelling words were shared by a woman who plummeted to the depths of suffering. Yet she did not allow the waves of pain to drown her. Instead, she chose to let God lift her from the bottom of that sea of despair.
Joni Eareckson Tada ...
When Shame Keeps You In Hiding
As part of an online accountability group for a "healthy lifestyle," I’ve signed up for a few fairly awkward things. For one, I tell a group of about 20 people how much I weigh every day. Thankfully, others on the group “weigh in” too (literally speaking) so it’s not overly embarrassing.
Other things we do include ...
The Sound Of Stillness—A Silent Saturday Reflection
The Sound Of Stillness
Saturday interjects a pause;
Friday laments suffering
Anguish and death,
Sunday proclaims wonder
Joy and life,
Saturday stands still, but He still speaks—
Even in the silence.
Saturday holds space for grief;
It doesn’t hasten us to “move on.”’
It gives us permission
To mourn,
To doubt,
To weep—
Even as we wrestle.
Saturday reminds us of the truth;
The God of the Sabbath
Directs our hearts
To be ...
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