Crucifying “Perfect”. And When Meals Go Haywire.

Dishes clank.  The smell of red peppers and onions sizzle over the stove.  With garlic. Oven beeps. The aroma of sweetness fragrances our home.  Blending harmoniously, delightfully with the scent…of family. Each chair.  Taken.  Except the one empty. The one where the child of our hearts sat. The one waiting…for another. And we laugh.  Bellies roaring. […]

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Why it’s important to Stop. Slow Down. And Enjoy the Holidays.

Are you a brier rabbit.  Racing to the finish.  Or the turtle.  Walking thoughtfully.  Carefully.  Methodically.  To it’s purpose. Are you a goal setter.  Achiever.  Feeling more satisfied when there is a task. Running fast….until you complete it? And why is it.  Holidays have a way.  Of entangling our legs.  Pulling us into it’s own chaos. […]

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Broken Together. A Love Story. And a 20 Year Letter of Thanks.

I was cynical of love. I was a cynic of a lot of things. I had closed off my heart. Living a reckless life. And isn’t it when eyes are most blind. When darkness prevails. That the slant of new light….shines most clear.  Finding hope in the night? Yes, I wasn’t looking for love.  I wasn’t looking for […]

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Three Words Guaranteed To Change Your Life

Why is life so hard sometimes?  Treading along the pathway, looking down. Searching for hope in the world.  Around us. Fighting fear.  Blind with dread.  Struggling for hope.  Reasoning our life.  Our situations.  Our circumstances in our heads. I am…it seems.  We live.  As if Jesus is still dead.   And the hope we once had. […]

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