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Facing Rejection? You’re In Excellent Company
Setting out the yellow signboard that said, ‘Wet Floor,’ I sloshed my mop between the tables of the café.
Only one table was occupied. A group of about six or seven sat around it sharing bags of chips and bursts of conversation.
I knew all of them. They were my classmates from my graduate program in journalism ...
God Carries You, Mama! (+ Free Phone Wallpaper)
Hey friends,
As a slightly (ahem) "older" mom, I figured I should share some nuggets of truth with the mama who is just starting her journey of parenting. Not that I have it all figured out. I don't. Not by a long shot.
But I do know one thing about this parenting gig—I need God in the ...
Not Just A Sunday School Lesson
You know one of the topics we don’t talk about too often in our churches?
Our relationship with our parents when we’re adults.
Somehow, we’ve decided that it’s a topic relevant only for Sunday School/ Children’s Church—but not really beyond that.
Maybe we feel like we’ve outgrown it. Maybe we’ve dismissed it because it dredges up painful memories ...
A Letter To My Son On His 13th Birthday
Hey kid,
It’s HERE! The “dreaded” teen years are upon us. Netflix shows and blog posts warn us nervous mamas that this phase will involve slammed doors, eye rolls, a vapid disinterest in all things family, and words that range from fluent sarcasm to pure venom.
But somehow—call me naïve—I don’t think it’s going to play out ...
When You Don’t Know Which Way To Turn
Three men walk into a desert and get lost for seven days.
Sounds like the start of a cheesy joke?
Well, there’s no punchline—it’s actually the beginning of an interesting narrative in the book of 2 Kings.
The three men were, in fact, kings. (Not to be confused with the magi who visited baby Jesus, although I’m not ...
A Three-Word Encouragement for the New Year
As I write this post, it’s the last day of a year that has almost turned into a cuss word – and, boy, I’m tired.
I’m so darned tired that for the first time in years, despite there being no social distancing rules in my city, I’m staying home on New Year’s Eve. (Well, that could ...
Is ‘The Social Dilemma’ Really A Spiritual Problem?
Netflix’s ‘The Social Dilemma,’ is being devoured in living rooms across the world, leaving viewers with the stomach-churning question: Yikes! Am I being played??
The documentary, directed by Jeff Orlowski, curates interviews with highly-placed former employees of tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Instagram, who contend that we’ve become pawns in the hands of companies ...
“If I Were President …” Life Lessons from a Kindergartener
You’re looking at a paper cut-out silhouette of my son when he was in Kindergarten. Below his profile are the wise (and hard-to-decipher) words of my then five-year-old. Let me help you with the mommy translation: If I were President I would “work hard at cleaning my room.”
The boy is 12 years old now. His ...
Which Song Captures Your Legacy?
You know that little curvy arrow on your browser menu that refreshes your webpage? It’s a button I’m intimately familiar with.
Every time I post an article on my website or on social media, I obsessively hit that button to track my readership and views and likes and subscriptions. When new numbers pop up, it gives ...
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