Better-Than-Disney Ending

If you’re a fan of animation, particularly of the Disney genre, you will know my approximate age when I tell you that I remember going to see the Disney Renaissance movies in theaters for their original releases. After a couple of decades of poorly reviewed films, the animation department released hit after hit: The Little […]

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4/07/2019

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Intentionality

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

The Meaning of Pro-Life

Pro-Life is SO much more than Anti-Abortion. It is for every life – the down-syndrome, the homeless, the druggie, the refuge, the convicted rapist and murderer. It is more than a political talking point or side of a social media argument. It is how we treat -with respect and love- those with opposing political and […]

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1/20/2019

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My Theology

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Tangled Raw

The tangle of conflicting intertwined emotions weighs heavy on my sternum. Some angles are sharp and literally, physically hurt when they rub against my inside. Mostly the mass just seems to ache until I can find some sort of distraction to numb the damaged spot. Christmas is usually filled with mostly happy thoughts and memories. […]

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Shoulder the Responsibility

I don’t know if that saying is used much any more – if someone “shoulders the responsibility,” they are the one that would ultimately take charge, be the one that the buck stops with and is in control of the task at hand. Like my high school daughter lugging her heavy backpack onto her shoulder […]

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Hard Truth and Ridiculous Grace

I never do this, but I did this once. (Actually, I really liked the convenience so it is highly likely I will do it again!) The song on the radio had this fantastic phrasing and I had to purchase this song. It made me late to pick up my middle daughter from her friend’s sleepover, […]