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Mar 6, 20232 min read
Heavens to Betsy
I have a friend who says "Heavens to Betsy" as his preferred mild exclamation. I'll leave the non-mild exclamations to the imagination....
Dec 8, 20224 min read
Why Can't I Be Normal?
Remember the scene in Young Frankenstein where Igor is telling Dr. FRONKenschteen about the brain from someone named Abby Normal? That's...
Sep 12, 20222 min read
A Sunday of Remembering 9/11
I went to church twice today if you count the normal service in an abnormal place, then another one I watched online from a friend's...
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Paths of Righteousness
Anyone familiar with Psalm 23 will recognize this phrase right away. It's one that has stuck with me particularly through the past...
Nov 13, 20215 min read
Some Marriages Need to Die
(Update: Don't ascribe every scenario listed below to my situation. It's everything I could think of at the time of writing in order to...
Jul 30, 20212 min read
The Sun Is Still Shining
How can we stay positive in a negative world? I just cleaned out hundreds of unread emails from a personal account I forget to check very...
May 4, 20212 min read
Refusing Fear
I don't know about you, but for me, reading the news, watching the news, being immersed day in and day out in it is just depressing. Good...
May 3, 20212 min read
People Make Life Special
What do you do on a perfect Sunday? Have buddies over to play! Kal and Kara had fun visiting friends that haven't been over here for...
Apr 5, 20213 min read
Requiems and the Resurrection
Happy Resurrection Day! The pictures are from around our neighborhood today. Miss E has the prettiest daffodil patch I've ever seen, and...
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Am I Good Enough?
Today was definitely not a pretty parenting day. It was a day to try my soul like no other, starting from the starting gun of the alarm...
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Own Your Own Mind
The kids and I had an interesting conversation on the way to church this morning. It began about as soon as we left the driveway, and it...
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Mothering and Flowers
Each new phase in mothering leaves me feeling inadequate to handle the problems the kids are facing, thus leaning heavily on the Lord for...
Feb 3, 20212 min read
Happiness and News Media Cannot Occupy the Same Space
I've been feeling especially happy lately, bursting into spontaneous song and laughing with my children when they're not trying to unseat...
Jan 3, 20212 min read
Start Today
Okay, it's January again. I missed writing yesterday, so we're two days into January now. 2020 was a strange year. Good and bad. ...
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Six Years Later
Today has been a quiet day for us, one of reflection, even though it's the day after our son, Bruce, would have been 6 years old had he...
Nov 15, 20202 min read
Bitterness - Out; Joy - In
How do I keep a root of bitterness from taking hold? I'm asking because the one thing I do NOT want to become is a bitter, angry old...
Oct 23, 20201 min read
T. G. I. Everyday
It's Friday today. Lots of people automatically think: T.G.I.F.--Thank God, It's Friday. I thank God it's Friday. I thank Him for every...
Oct 21, 20201 min read
Empathy in Prayer
Last night, an Amber Alert came over my phone with its blood-curdling beep. It has to be so abrasive to get attention, I guess. I paused...
Oct 20, 20203 min read
The Dollar General Version of Indiana Jones
I've been MIA the last two days, at least from writing. So here's what's been happening: I saw ducks on my walk yesterday. Two males...
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Fall Leaves and Proverbs 3:5-6
Today was the pleasant sort of day when it's cool enough for a sweater, but warm enough to enjoy the air immensely. Kara and I found a...
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