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The growth
11 years ago we planted a community garden in a vacant lot on a forgotten corner of a broken neighborhood. This lot sat one street away from the house we lived in at…
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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 fire
The noise first alerted us to a problem. Our old house had been renovated so often that the living room was a windowless cave. We often found solace in the protection from dangers…
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Light and Shadows
Our dining room is my favorite spot in our house. A place of convergence at all times of day to both create and eat. During the evening hours of spring and fall the room…
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the dung.
*** I wrote this almost a year ago (it’s unedited). Praise Jesus for what he has done in that year’s time. We are in our spacious place and the house in the city…
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upcycling.
As the sun filters pink through the trees outside of their bedroom window, I listen to my son pray and reflect on what he told me earlier. “God makes the seed grow into a…
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the next step.
It felt like the world was rushing us. Trying to convince us to put our house on the market quickly so it didn’t sit empty and become a target for vandals. I…
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an open letter to my family.
Our name is on the deed. It’s ours. But the thing is, it’s yours too. You have memories and experiences there. I want you to know that we know that. That in some…
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the story of the house across the street.
When we moved in it was one of the only inhabited houses on our end of the street. The swat team came, the house caught fire. And now… It’s gone.
