Imagination and Marriage and Closure
I’d like to say briefly, especially to those of you who know us well, that Mike and I are in a good place. This piece has been years in the making and by God’s grace…
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Minivans and Mortification
If you had asked me last month what I thought about minivans, I would have told you I thought they were great. Such a convenient option for growing families! In fact, I would have mentioned…
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Giving Up Fear for Lent
You know the kid in the movie My Girl who is allergic to everything? I’ve often thought about how I’m afraid of everything. I’m afraid of the normal terrible things (death, pain, illness, psychopaths), but…
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Trusting Joy
This probably comes as no surprise to any of you, but I am not a particularly optimistic person. I consider my cup to be overflowing if it is anything more than half empty. I have…
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Remember, to Hope
Here we are again, on the eve of another Thanksgiving. Today promises to be a crazy day for me as I’m hosting tomorrow’s feast. This means my day will be spent waging a valiant battle…
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I Need Theology for Days Like This
It started like any other Monday, except for the glaring fact it was technically a Tuesday. Whatever it felt like, it was the first day back to school after a long weekend. A long weekend…
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When Life Isn’t A Fairytale
I grew up in what many consider to be the golden era of Disney animation. My all-time absolute you-can-only-pick-one favorite was Beauty and the Beast. I still remember the cool darkness of the theater and…
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One Year Blogiversary!
It’s my blogiversary! That is, if you’re reading this and it’s still September 27th and I was miraculously able to bust out this post before midnight. I actually thought it was tomorrow, but after a…
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Heaven
Disclaimer: This is my daydreaming, not a vision or prophecy or even an intellectual assertion on what to expect after death. This is a little girl dreaming about her wedding, a child wondering what they’ll…
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Jericho
After nearly eight years out, last week I rejoined the workforce. It’s not much, only about ten hours a week as a sales associate in an outlet shoe store. It is the same shoe store…