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Mentor Me
Church people use the word “discipleship” a lot these days, but not like they used to, and I have to say that I’m kind of glad. Five to...
Aug 26, 20143 min read


Don’t Miss It!
“Those who passed by hurled insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying, ‘So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in...
Aug 21, 20143 min read


Three Days Later
I practiced his absence a hundred times during his senior year, when he was at musical practice, when he went to a friend’s house, when...
Aug 18, 20143 min read


That Moment When
Pepa went to be with Jesus two months before our boy was born, but I still think I see him from time to time. When it happens, my heart...
Aug 5, 20141 min read


Why I Love/HATE Social Media
It’s happened way too much lately. We’re right in the middle of family time, enjoying each other’s company, and someone checks their...
Jul 6, 20143 min read


Ouch!
Truth? There is nothing in this whole world that I love more than Scripture. However, sometimes, it’s difficult for me to digest. It’s...
Jun 24, 20142 min read


Goosebumps
Outside our Falls Creek apartment window, I hear voices, the sing-song enthusiasm of students and sponsors on their way to the...
Jun 9, 20142 min read


Crumby
Grandmother was adorable. I loved everything about her, the way she loved her family fiercely and her dog almost as much, the way she...
Jun 8, 20142 min read


Bombing Hills
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new sensation sweeping the nation. Well,maybe not the nation… maybe just Falls Creek. Hill...
Jun 2, 20143 min read


Brand New
A couple of weeks ago, two of our dearest friends, Aaron and Cory Lynne Myers, drove in with their girls, Elli Kate and Ana Beth, to...
May 28, 20142 min read


The Ride
I am not a roller coaster girl! Some people live for the thrill of riding them. Not me. I do enjoy the initial tickle in my belly and...
May 27, 20143 min read


Poor Substitutes
Todd gets home from Spain today and just in time. The soft T-shirt he sleeps in—the one he left behind at my request—has lost its scent,...
Apr 22, 20142 min read


Pulling Up Camp
Over spring break, my family and I loaded up the car and headed east. As we drove, a funny thing happened. We ended up farther and...
Apr 4, 20143 min read


Why It’s So Hard to Trust God
Why do we have so much trouble trusting God? I think it has a lot to do with the fact that we have all, at some point, been let down by...
Mar 4, 20143 min read


Knee Deep
My seventh-grade students are in the middle of a research project on the 1960’s. For bell work one day, I asked them whether they had...
Feb 19, 20142 min read


Hoping for a Snow Day
We may get a snow day tomorrow! What are the chances? Well, it depends on whom you ask. One television station makes it sound like we...
Feb 3, 20142 min read


Magic Mirror
Nothing shakes my confidence like looking in the mirror after a long day of interaction with people and finding that I had food in my...
Jan 18, 20142 min read


Sorry, but Not Sorry
There are cute kids, and then there are impossibly cute kids, the ones with large eyes, long eyelashes, and soft, ample cheeks. It was...
Jan 3, 20143 min read


Sand and Feathers
Do you ever feel like every good deed you’ve done, everything encouraging word you’ve spoken, every productive idea you’ve ever had...
Dec 30, 20133 min read


Not Excited About Christmas
I’m not excited about Christmas. There. I said it. The troubling thing is that I seem to be the only one. So far, I’ve watched three...
Dec 12, 20132 min read
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