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Perpetual vacation
Being in our new home the past two weeks has felt like a perpetual vacation. The kids are biking to get treats, we’re spending a few hours here and there at the pool,…
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The Last Night
On an almost full moon nightI call for the dog but do not find her.The deck beckons me andI step past the maple to look at the moonlightDrenching the fields and the trees…
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On time and priorities
Is it more important to us to be busy “doing good things”, or more important to quietly and intentionally invest in our families day after day? To invest well in our families we…
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On eating well
There is also something grounding, especially in times of great stress, about stopping and cooking a nourishing meal or baking bread for my family. It brings me back to a life giving rhythm…
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March 25, 2023
It’s the time of year in which we all realize how much the weather affects our mood, right? I like to think I don’t have seasonal depression but a moody gray day mixed…
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March 15, 2023
But the older and wiser I get, I feel the prompting to not wish away these times of transitions. Once I make up my mind about something I generally just want to get…
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February 19, 2023
What began with weeping ended with joy. I think we all would have stayed the entire night if we could. We sat and listened. We danced and sang. We commissioned and anointed others…
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February 15, 2023
I recall Bill Johnson once said you could always tell the families that were in revival because there lawns weren’t mowed and their houses unkempt. I think that’s where we’re headed. Our church…
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February 7, 2023
I was up late last night for ladies night. Even though the community and night out refilled my tank, I also have a baby that doesn’t sleep and I woke up pretty exhausted. …