Sometimes I don’t want to
Sometimes I don't want to. Really.Have you ever had an assignment and you just didn't want to finish it? Most of us have.We live with extended power cuts. I don't…
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Listen carefully, learning how to live in the moments that follow
Earlier this year, I wrote this post on how important it is to listen carefully. The lessons in it still feel relevant today. I’ve learned that the hard lessons of…
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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 when I think of it today: "Lea does not take correction well." Ouch! Those comments written more than 40 years…
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What am I doing here? Why chase the donkeys?
“What am I doing here?” It’s a question all of us have, at one time or another, asked ourselves. As I wrote in my now-famous Bollywood entry (no, not so…
I’ll do anything as long as it’s convenient
I'll do anything! Go anywhere for You God!Many of us have said those words at one time or another. In moments of great blessing, when we've seen God come through…
Be nice. A simple way to avoid a crisis.
I remember one of my favorite things to say to my three older kids when they were growing up was, "Be nice." Sometimes it felt nearly impossible to get through…
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Me, warts and all, this is who God chose
I loved working with our church's team in Malawi. I recently worked at a community health clinic in Malawi with a team of volunteers, mostly from the USA. (Sorry for…
A bittersweet time, it’s not good to be alone
I rarely travel without my husband and daughter. That is, until this past year-and-a-half when I’ve had to take a couple of trips without them. In February last year, I…
I did what needed to be done
I had a dream last night. So vivid that I knew it was real until I woke up. When I did, I thought disappointedly, "Oh, it was only a dream."…
Never offended if you take the high road
I love the fact that Jesus, while He lived on earth, was never offended. He avoided so much inner conflict by remaining unoffendable. He always took the high road. We,…
