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  • Why Are You Reading This Post?

    Have you ever thought about the power of the question “why?” No wonder toddlers liberally shake it over every possible situation they encounter. Why can Grandmother take out her teeth? Why does that man…

    Sep 24
  • Learning Not to Charge Ahead

      I thought I lost my first-born child. My heart stopped. I watched helpless as he ran without looking – his head never turning this way or that. My son charged straight ahead across…

    Nov 8
  • What If…

    I couldn’t make any more excuses. For years I had used the old money-is-just-too-tight-we-barely-have-enough-for-ourselves card. And that was true. Money was tight, and there were many months where we barely had enough to cover…

    Aug 17
  • Into the Sunset

    I painted over my son’s boyhood. With a dip and a roll, I watched with detached sorrow – as if I wasn’t the one doing it – and covered his childish fantasy with a…

    Jul 15
  • Book Signing

    You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV Have you ever had a moment where you stop and think, “How did I get here?” I had…

    Jun 7