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Outpost Theology and Another Reason to Read Tolkein

Posted on August 15, 2013 by

Why is it that we never need much of a reason for doing something fun? A friend of mine asked to take me out for my birthday recently. I didn’t text back to say, “Wow. I’m going to need to … Continue reading →

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Tickle Monsters and the Narrative of Fun

Posted on July 26, 2013 by

My dad was brilliant at crafting a narrative for us kids that spelled fun. I’m not sure how he did it, but he managed to tease the silly and the funny and the happy out of a whole lot of … Continue reading →

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Absorbing the Fall

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

Yesterday was pretty sucky. Not a nice word, but there you have it. I took Evangeline (who has yet to be properly introduced here!) to the Social Security Office to apply for a social security number. When we emerged from … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day: Gumption, Entitlement and Holy Discontent

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

I have always felt ambiguous about Mother’s Day. It’s not on the Christian calendar and feels overly-Americanized to me. And I know from experience that although it makes a good number of mothers happy, it also pours salt into the … Continue reading →

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Here is my heart

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

A couple Sundays ago a storm hit and we had to re-arrange a number of things that had been in place for quite some time. It was very frustrating and I balked at the tedium and disappointment of it all, … Continue reading →

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The weary world rejoices?

Posted on December 18, 2012 by
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Nanny

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

This picture cracks me up. Judah is obviously so done with the picture taking party. The look on Nanny’s face says she is too. But Mom and I remain determined to get just one more before we end the photo … Continue reading →

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Generations

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Autumn always feels more like a new beginning to me than January. It’s probably my birthday in August and the time we spend away in Colorado. Returning home is a fresh, spring-like start for me (after the two weeks of … Continue reading →

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