Big Deal, Big Day

I remember when I used to think 40 was old. Then Wally turned 40 and it didn’t seem THAT old. Now, it’s nearly 3 years in my past and 40 doesn’t seem old at all anymore. Today is the day that 50 no longer seems THAT old. Yep, today Wally is 50 years old, half […]

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3/03/2019

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Marriage

Blessing of Brain Battles

I have always appreciated the way Wally and I could just “be” together. There doesn’t have to be constant conversation or even distracting background noise. We are just comfortable with each other in the silence. When we were first a couple, I would ask him what he was thinking about. When he would respond with, […]

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2/23/2019

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Parenting

Perspective Problems

I know that they are cheesy and corny, but I really do like those “trick” photographs where the perspective makes reality look like something that really isn’t happening is, in fact, happening. The tourists look like they’re holding up the leaning Tower of Pisa or, like in the opening of the movie Despicable Me, the […]

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2/03/2019

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My Theology

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Mercy In, Mercy Out

Confession time. I rank sins. I judge people. I make assumptions. I consider myself better than others. Somehow I think I am more deserving of God’s grace. I am prideful. “It’s natural to want mercy for yourself but justice for others.” -Paul David Tripp This quote from my devotional this weekend stung. My ladies’ Bible […]

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First Things First

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 The first place I am seeking to be intentional is in my relationship with God. Everything else falls into the category of “all these things,” and I am claiming His promise that those “things” […]

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Intentionality

So it’s January 2 and maybe this post is a day or two or more late. And chances are, you have already read a bunch a blogs and posts about resolutions and such. You may have your act together and find yourself feeling pretty good about the start of 2019. Honestly, I wasn’t feeling it […]