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one more
It’s been a long day. I’ve been telling myself we’ll make it to bedtime with everyone’s sanity and hearts intact. I’ve been telling myself we’re doing great and it’s ok to be a little tuckered out. I’ve been telling myself I’m just a little tense with the old nerves, it’s been a long day, you…
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Once in a while, there is a moment that catches my breath, as the past four years wave up around me and over me and under me, and I see in a single second just how far God has brought us. Because what is in front of me is a pure, complete, no-doubt-about-it testimony to…
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unnatural
It doesn’t come naturally, choosing this over all the other demands the day is making. It doesn’t come naturally, training my pipsqueaks to give a little space, so I can “do my Bible.” It doesn’t come naturally, waking up early and following through. It’s all I’ve got, though. Because the day is already making its…
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deadbolt
There is a place deep down in my heart where I built a room. Maybe the size of a linen closet, a little bigger, I built this room in the crawlspace of my memories. I framed it using 2x4s but didn’t bother adding any drywall or flooring. There was no need to make it pretty;…
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nothing less
The other day I got a whiff of my six-year-old’s feet as he swang on our hammock, and I knew something drastic needed to be done. Summer will soon be upon us, and although I know I won’t always win the battle against crocs and smelly feet, this day I held out hope. So as…
a scribble of jo 