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Day 3 – Disdain for Dishes Part 2 (A story about Dad)

By Andrea October 3, 2017 #Write31Days, Messy Me Makeover 11 Comments
Day 3 – Disdain for Dishes Part 2 (A story about Dad)

Messy Me Makeover Day 3 Yesterday I shared a story about my mom doing dishes, and today I give you a story about dishes and my dad. And yes, I’ll get around to doing dishes myself soon. But for now,…

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Day 2 – Disdain for Dishes Part 1 (A Story about Mom)

By Andrea October 2, 2017 #Write31Days, Messy Me Makeover 5 Comments
Day 2 – Disdain for Dishes Part 1 (A Story about Mom)

Messy Me Makeover Day 2 We didn’t have an automatic dishwasher when I was a child, so it was basically automatic that Mom did them – by hand – for our family of six. Not that this is fair or…

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Day 1 – Messy Me Makeover (Introduction)

By Andrea October 1, 2017 #Write31Days, Messy Me Makeover, writing 4 Comments
Day 1 – Messy Me Makeover (Introduction)

Well, I’m plunging in again to the 2017 Write 31 Days Challenge. Here’s why. Friday night we went to a high school football game. At half-time we watched the marching band and dance team perform. One of our friends shared that…

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Reality TV – When 19 inches becomes monumental

By Andrea September 11, 2016 grieving, parenting No Comments
Reality TV – When 19 inches becomes monumental

This piece that I wrote was originally published on September 11, 2016 on The Twelve, a blog of Perspectives Journal. The 19-inch TV was a surprise gift from my parents at high school graduation. Every Thursday night that next fall its modest…

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Holy Beaches

By Andrea September 4, 2016 grace, parenting 2 Comments
Holy Beaches

This piece was originally published on September 4, 2016 on The Twelve blog of Perspectives Journal. I steered into our driveway near dusk last Sunday, belly still full from ice cream, shoulders still warm from sun. As the garage door…

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When “Hands Up” Is Shot Down

By Andrea July 21, 2016 grieving, growing 2 Comments

What do black people have to do to NOT GET SHOT? With every new nauseating report of excessive police violence against people of color, we hear from law enforcement officials (or read online in the enter-at-your-own-risk crazy town comments section) the corresponding…

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It’s day ONE of the rest of my life

By Andrea October 1, 2015 #Write31Days, grace, growing, writing 1 Comment
It’s day ONE of the rest of my life

Write 31 Days…Day ONE First, a timeless prologue (and epilogue!) for the days and pages ahead: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,     for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;     great is your faithfulness.…

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Snow Day Letters

By Andrea November 18, 2014 parenting, writing 2 Comments
Snow Day Letters

“It’s a s–n–o–w day!” Last night my daughter warned we weren’t allowed to say the actual words SNOW DAY because then it might not happen. HA! Well it did indeed happen…on November 18…REALLY?? Maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised since our…

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Jimmy wins, Love wins, Everybody wins

By Andrea October 11, 2014 grace, growing, parenting 5 Comments
Jimmy wins, Love wins, Everybody wins

You may or may not be raising a child who is differently-abled. But if you have ever loved a child, any child, you will connect to the extraordinary events that unfolded among these 3rd & 4th graders at a sunny…

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Godly Women

By Andrea August 8, 2014 growing, speaking No Comments

You never know when God is going to give you a big reminder of your purpose and calling! Today I was sitting poolside at my aunt’s house, checking my phone, when I read an email from a woman who had…

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