most recent thought…
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Read more: how farThere have been a lot of specific moments this summer that have revealed to me how far we’ve come. A few weeks ago, the kids and I went out for pizza at our favorite spot. The kids like it because there’s an old-school gum-ball machine in the vestibule. I like it because I can buy…
other thinkings…
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pounding in rhythm
Read more: pounding in rhythmToday I woke up to the neighbors doing some construction on the only wall that separates me from them. To the offbeat rhythm of hammers pounding, I made some coffee, ate my cornflakes, and took a shower. Knowing how typical it is for the pounding to go the entire day, I dug my iPod out of my backpack and settled myself back in the bedroom…
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downcast
Read more: downcastI feel emptied, like I don’t have enough of what this life requires. What do you want, you big ol’ bully? I wake up this morning knowing I’ve got a food shopping to do, a big week to prepare for at school. I was absent on Thursday and Friday, so this is the day to make up for all that work missed. But…
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tired body, tuckered spirit
Read more: tired body, tuckered spiritI woke up this morning t i r e d. My body felt the weight of ten sleepless nights, and I couldn’t understand how this was possible in light of the nine hours that had passed since last closing my eyes. I stumbled to the kitchen and managed to manipulate a coffee filter, those pesky thin little transparent sheets, into the machine…
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changes coming
Read more: changes comingNot sure how to process all of the changes coming around the corner. . . What course of action does wisdom call for? What steps does faith require one to take? Friday morning I received notice that, as of September 2013, the Alliance Academy will no longer be able to pay salaries through international missionary organizations. Those spared from the repercussions of this development are…
Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly.
scribbling along since 2013
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