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We hit a new low in our home this week. On Monday, strong grace led me to a place I never wanted to go. But First The Deer But I’m not writing for sympathy. I’m writing to tell you that the God is good. He gives peace. He gives rest. I’m not whistling Dixie. I…
Complaining is ugly. It is ugly in others and it is ugly in me. I cannot think of a single time when complaining was becoming. While it never looks pretty, it is all too easy. That’s why I love this little story that shows me why complaining is foolish. It puts grumbling into perspective. John…
Maybe this one beautiful life is a grand unpeeling, humbling, coming down. Maybe this is the gift. Onion-Peeled Me The layers keep coming off. I call them parenting peels. The stripping of layer, after layer, after layer or unspoken judgmental veneer, “My child would never do. . . would never say. . . would never…
Before they call I will answer;while they are yet speaking I will hear.Isaiah 65:24 A text interrupted Carrie mid-sentence. You won’t believe this-that was from Tina. Her dad’s insurance just approved their request. The IV drip will be allowed at home. Seconds before the text, Cathy had shared a request from Tina. Tina’s father…
a) Rabbit, b) Rodeo, c) Red Kool-aid, or a d) Riding without a helmet? You know which one just doesn’t belong? It may have started when I stopped wearing my bike helmet. Or when my shower came while I was on my bike, miles from home. It wasn’t exactly free-solo climbing or cliff jumping. Still,…
Y’all! I have some happy news to share in this short post. I’ll do that in a minute. But first I’ve got a quick update. Update #1 I’m nearly done with the draft for the Meek Not Weak (or A Taming Grace?) Bible study guide. Across five summers, 175 pages and a 25-page book proposal…