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,…
Read moreMessy 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…
Read moreWell, 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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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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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…
Read moreWhat 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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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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“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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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…
Read moreYou 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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