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When your answer is, "I don't know."

This morning, we sat at the kitchen table before school. The sun soaked through the window and I moved the egg cartons of seeds into its light. We watched CNN video coverage of the Oklahoma tornado...

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Befriending: Why we need friends

Last week, I shared a bit about my unique position right now, having just moved, to start a series on friendship. Well, there are so many aspects of friendship, making friends, keeping friends,...

May 14, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Why enjoying Mother's Day is so hard

It's a crazy paradox, this Mother's Day business. The reason it is so difficult for us mothers to enjoy Mother's Day is because we are mothers. We are highly skilled at giving to others, and highly...

May 12, 2013 Like

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Befriending {an introduction}

Raise your hand if you've ever had a hard time making a good female friend. Raise your hand if you've lost a friend. Or had a falling out with a friend. Or gone for years without having one single...

May 7, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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The classroom of life

I was just going to list the happenings around here lately. I could list the events and the activities. But all those moments actually mean so much more. We're learning, all the time, in the...

May 4, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Teachable Moment: Staying Connected

Like I've done so many times in my mothering, I used to doubt whether I was making the right choice when I forced an answer out of my preschooler about her day when I picked her up. I wouldn't...

May 2, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Revival of one.

It's so easy to wish for - even pray for - change in others. You know, the whole log and speck in the eye story. It's all of us. We point the finger and think we know what's wrong, what needs...

Apr 29, 2013 Like

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Updates on all of the things

Friends. I must say that you are a WEALTH of cold weather living information! I am so very grateful to each of you who emailed me or commented on my last post with advice. I need to sit down and...

Apr 27, 2013 Like

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Help a girl out {some questions for you}

I'm finding myself in unfamiliar and puzzling situations a lot lately in our new space and new state. And I decided I'd be foolish to not ask you guys some of these practical questions. The...

Apr 24, 2013 Like

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Moving in and culture-shock

Thanks be to God in heaven, our moving truck rolled into town two Tuesdays ago. We've been living in our new Montana home for 12 days now. And here are some scenes from our life lately. Empty boxes...

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Teachable Moment: God's Plans

I haven't done a Teachable Moment post in a while, but I used to fairly often, when I'd see a sprout of truth taking root in my child's heart, or take an opportunity to plant another seed. Well,...

Apr 17, 2013 Like

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Finding my Alleluia

It's Sunday night. And it's safe to say that this week, my nose has been to the grindstone, working to shape this transition for the kids. It's also safe to say that God has supernaturally provided...

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The in between

I've lived in Montana for four and a half days now. But we are not in our home just yet, and our moving truck is in a mysterious location somewhere between California and here. They can't promise...

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Climbing the country to new life

It's been a blur, these last few days. My husband's new job in Montana started today and instead of enjoying Easter, taking our time, and meeting him there in a week or so, we decided to go as a...

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On becoming real

Patches is quite a special horse, the best friend of my little guy. A much cleaner, fluffier version of this guy came into his life when he was two. My mom took my daughter to buy my son something...

Mar 26, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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He's almost home (frame this moment}

My favorite Hawaiian girl has this new linky called "Frame this moment". It helps me notice and say thanks for individual, beautiful moments in my days. I keep missing the special linky day. But...

Mar 20, 2013 Like

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On vision

Suffering has a way of running a broad, beautiful vision off the road. I can have the most intimate time with God, fully tracking with His kingdom-centered perspective on my life and my purpose,...

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So things went south for a bit

I feel like I'm waking up from a bad dream or a serious illness. The last couple weeks, because of the tremendous responsibilities related to our move and my husband leaving for his trip of a...

Mar 12, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Traditions: Creating an Easter Garden

Because we are in the middle of a giant, cross-country move, I haven't figured out how to pull off this project this Easter. Well at least not in the same way as in the past. And that's sort of...

Mar 10, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Hope Spoken {and that I will hug you}

Some people are not huggers. That used to be me. But luckily, my husband and his family converted me many years ago. I am now a recovering non-hugger. I've gotten pretty good at hugging because I...

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California dreamin'

This winter here in SoCal has been the coldest I've ever experienced. I've lived here my whole life and I've never seen the lows dip into the 20's before. Everyone freaks out when we get an...

Mar 3, 2013 Like

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February Thanks-living {and a Mt. Everest update}

Last February, I shared about a dream my husband had. A Mt. Everest-sized dream. Literally. I wrote this post about it, where I explained all the details of the fundraiser he'd begun to raise money...

Feb 28, 2013 Like

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How moving is sort of like childbirth

Let me introduce you to my recently dubbed "moving jeans." They are, or used to be, cute skinny jeans, but are now so thrashed that they are super comfy for working around the house. I have lost...

Feb 26, 2013 Like

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California to Cowgirl {some very big news}

Jesus was known for a lot of things. But one of them was not predictability. He usually said the thing least expected, chose the least worthy, and made his biggest moves when, according to the...

Feb 23, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Winners and some t-shirt theology

I know, it's super weird. I'm posting twice in a week. But I have things to say. First, I wanted to share the WINNERS of the Valentine's week Chrissie Grace Art giveaway. According to the...

Feb 20, 2013 Like

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The shaking and shaking

I was home from college the weekend of the earthquake. It was my boyfriend's (now husband's) birthday, and I drove the two hours home to celebrate with him. We spent the day and evening together,...

Feb 19, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Our take on Valentine's Day

I am not going to lie. I do like Valentine's Day. We celebrate love as a family. We give little gifts. We dress up for a fancy dinner at our kitchen table. We use the good china and champagne...

Feb 14, 2013 Like

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A Valentine Giveaway with Chrissie Grace

God is so cool. He gives each of us special talents to reflect things about His character, to bring Himself glory. And it's clear one gift He's given Chrissie Grace is art. She is an amazing...

Feb 13, 2013 Like

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Ordinary Love {in 14 vows}

Love feels so big that we are inclined to profess it in grand ways. We make promises hinging on life or death, sickness or health, riches or poverty. But I don't usually live in those extremes. On...

Feb 4, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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When your answer is, "I don't know."

Befriending: Why we need friends

Why enjoying Mother's Day is so hard

Befriending {an introduction}

The classroom of life

Teachable Moment: Staying Connected

Revival of one.

Updates on all of the things

Help a girl out {some questions for you}

Moving in and culture-shock

Teachable Moment: God's Plans

Finding my Alleluia

The in between

Climbing the country to new life

On becoming real

He's almost home (frame this moment}

On vision

So things went south for a bit

Traditions: Creating an Easter Garden

Hope Spoken {and that I will hug you}

California dreamin'

February Thanks-living {and a Mt. Everest update}

How moving is sort of like childbirth

California to Cowgirl {some very big news}

Winners and some t-shirt theology

The shaking and shaking

Our take on Valentine's Day

A Valentine Giveaway with Chrissie Grace

Ordinary Love {in 14 vows}

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