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Nighttime lessons
Practice the pause, He said. It will be fun, they said. Like pulling a ponderosa pine out of my eye, I'm learning. Practicing has never...
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Jan 15, 20241 min read
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The Words We Wear
My most comfy sweater, does it protect me from the weather? Or from lies others have said about me, thoughts that I have allowed to...
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Jan 10, 20241 min read
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Let's get real.
Put on your mask, they said. It will save you. But from what I can tell, cover ups have never saved anyone. Like white-washed tombs,...
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Jan 6, 20241 min read
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Ponderosa Pine
There is a picture in my mind of a ponderosa pine in my eye. Will you help me take it out? It's been there for almost 400 years, because...
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Jan 3, 20242 min read
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Home Forever
Room with a view. That's my home for now. I'm soaking it up, maybe especially because I know that it's temporary. The longing in my...
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Dec 29, 20231 min read
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Your Name
Quite often I get asked why there are such detailed lists of names in Scripture. Not that I claim to know everything about God, but I...
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Dec 26, 20232 min read
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Bitter Cold
Season of resting, needed rather than wanted. The gift of winter.
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Dec 22, 20231 min read
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Betrayed
All morning I had listened to the crashing of ice skidding off the trees and slamming onto the roof. The little dog and I were finally...
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Dec 21, 20232 min read
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A Challenge
As I look around me, there are people hustling and hurting everywhere. We're all in our own little worlds. Are you feeling alone there?...
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Dec 20, 20231 min read
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Following Directions
As I have been wrestling with the feelings of loss, grief and guilt over this move away from friends and my sister, the Lord reminded me...
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Dec 19, 20231 min read
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The Habit of Love
You choose anger, big, like a raging bull. I feel it, but it's not mine, so I wave my cape and you run right by. You've been hurt and...
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Dec 18, 20231 min read
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Winter Reflections
Shorter days means less light, unless I take it as a sign to look harder for the Light of the world. Christmas feels a little cluttered,...
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Dec 17, 20231 min read
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What We Need
Truth, like a deep breath, nothing to hide with a mask, can fill me with hope. Chihuahua terrier mix and bunny
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Dec 16, 20231 min read
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Annie and Jimmy-A Reflection
The grass looks greener over the fence, it's hard not to notice. Annie's seen him out there mowing and unloading the groceries for his...
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Dec 15, 20231 min read
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Beautiful Potholes
I asked myself why, the ice freezes in circles, and You gave me this image. The picture of a footprint. The footprint of his heart. Long...
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Dec 14, 20231 min read
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Surprise, A Reflection
I had a thought the other day, that maybe you were right. But then again, if that means I'm wrong, how could that be? It even crossed my...
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Dec 13, 20231 min read
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That Old Familiar Feeling
When you feel it can you let yourself go back, to when you first felt it, and remind yourself that you're safe now. There's nothing to...
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Dec 12, 20231 min read
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All By Myself
Swimming in a pool of regret in December. Who is there with me? The enemy. He and my sin, invited me in, and, man, I'm flailing. Who...
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Dec 11, 20231 min read
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Our Address is Going to Change Soon
It's the feelings we want back, Back before the mistakes, Mistakes that set us on a path. Path that led us away from a place, Place that...
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Dec 10, 20231 min read
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Hearts Revealed, A Reflection
Along the road, high up in the mountains, there is a pipe carrying spring water that never stops flowing. If you were driving the speed...
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Dec 9, 20232 min read
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