There’s something about faith
There’s something about faith that I can’t describe. Some think faith is like a lever we pull to get what we want. Others think that it’s a name tag we…
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Not taking correction well, how to grow from a kindness
A comment on my 5th-grade report card still strikes me today: "Lea does not take correction well." Ouch! Those comments written over 40 years ago ("ouch" again) are still embarrassing.…
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No one likes a know-it-all
I used to live thinking that my future depended on my decisions alone. I had to do right, be right, and think right to make it to the finish line…
They emerge in stages, when mornings are not a thing
I have four children, three of whom are grown. The fourth is 17 and in the throes of finishing high school, taking SATs, and choosing what to study when she…
Am I the only one? When I’m not okay
I get disappointed when I don’t get what I want. Like a little child throwing a tantrum, but I keep the tantrum inside. After all, it would be embarrassing for…
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My heart wasn’t into it, and it showed—more parenting advice
A pet peeve of my mother’s was when I would do what she asked, but not with a heart for it. She chose me often to clean the bathroom because…
Just because
Did you ever think that God does what He does for you just because He loves you? I was reading this morning in Genesis 19 about the destruction of Sodom.…
It’s not that deep
”It’s not that deep.” My daughter said. I was having trouble organizing something on my cell phone and couldn’t figure a certain setting. Enter my 16-year-old who pushed a few…
You’re invited on a journey into Advent
Advent has come, which reminds us of Jesus' first Advent on Christmas Day. You're invited on a journey into Advent with me. Today, I am sharing the first entry from…
A servant to win more and save some
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them…I have become all things to all people, that…
