I’m a day late but today I’m playing along with Lisa Jo Baker’s Friday writing game. This week’s word is ‘Fall’. ~~~~~~ I think about the word ‘fall’ and the image that comes to my mind is being there for my preschoolers under the monkey bars at the playground, and catching them just as...
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When I saw little Jackson’s face a few weeks ago, I was so drawn to him. I honestly wondered for a little while if we were meant to add child #11 to our family. But as it turned out, my role was just to share his need with others. This morning I was thrilled...
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Did you have a fitness goal for May? My May fitness project went moderately well. My aim was to get 100 points on my chart, and I got 82. I didn’t record my food often enough, but I did run/walk 41 miles, which felt good. I also lost 2 pounds during May– only five...
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Freedom comes in letting go Open up the window to your heart Freedom comes in letting go Open up your heart You are loved You are loved
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Awhile back I told you about little Jackson, who was born missing part of one leg and who waits in China for a family. There is a family who is waiting to see if China will give them a waiver to adopt him. Will you pray the right doors are opened so that he...
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I scrawled out the cheery ending of this post a couple days ago. But by the time I was ready to actually post it, there’d been enough rough moments and hard bits that it didn’t feel very representative of my week. Sure, I want to be a cheerful encourager here, but I don’t want...
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Recently I was asked if I’d be game to review a Motorola Wireless Video Baby Monitor. I was tempted to keep the monitor at my house to conveniently spy on my teenagers — no, no, of course I mean watch napping grandbabies. But serious, this thing has a TV screen, and a night...
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One of the things that happens while mothering many children– along with realizing just how different God made each human to be!!– is that you gradually learn better ways to do things. I’m still a work in progress, but here are some of the most important things I’ve learned so far. 1. Toddler training...
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You restore the wasted years You build the broken walls Your love replaces fear Ohh, Your mercy makes us whole Adopted, healed and lifted I am not the same I’m a new creation I am not the same anymore I am not ashamed I will not be shaken I am not the same anymore...
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