Growing WITH Them

I took a deep breath, looked a few of them intentionally straight in the eyes, and sincerely apologized. In over 25 years of student ministry, I can’t ever remember starting a Bible study this way. They were gracious and, I believe, appreciative of my honesty and transparency. In the weeks that have passed since, I […]

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6/21/2019

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Still There?

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to post or that I didn’t have anything to say. If I had posted it would have been forced or done out of some self-imposed obligation. I never wanted that to be the purpose behind this blog or why I write. […]

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6/18/2019

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Redeeming Mother’s Day

Today is full of a bunch of different emotions for a bunch of different reasons. Mother’s Day. This is the first Mother’s Day since my grandmother’s passing. I miss her, but I also hurt for my mom, whom I know misses her so much more. May is the month the baby I miscarried would have […]

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5/12/2019

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Unexpected Grace

Normally, like 9.5 times out of 10, I enter and exit our house through the garage. In all our comings and goings, it feels like I do that at least 20 times a day. So it is not unusual for me to go a few days without actually taking the few steps off our small […]

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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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Redeeming Valentine’s Day

It was the first time we had hired a babysitter. It was about that time of the afternoon when we needed to start to get ready to go out. But, we knew something wasn’t right. Our oldest was three months shy of her first birthday and she wasn’t quite herself. The baby thermometer confirmed our […]