Scott started a new job last Sunday. And for the first time in my life, a new position at a new church didn’t require an immediate move. So, even though we no longer attend and serve at a church in our small town, we still live here. Which means, last night while we were eating […]
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The Gift of FORGIVENESS
Okay, this post is the one I almost decided not to write. I mean, I get to choose which topics to include and which to leave out. So, naturally, I considered leaving out the ones that are hardest for me. But here’s the thing: forgiveness isn’t optional for us as believers. It’s a gift we’ve […]
3 Reasons Gathering around a Table Matters
A few years ago I read what has become one of my favorite quotes about motherhood, The great motherhood friendships are the ones in which two women can admit how difficult mothering is quietly to each other, over cups of tea at a sticky table with spilled apple juice and littered with markers without tops. […]
On the Hard Days
Yesterday one of our very best friends from Georgia passed away unexpectedly. Last night I hugged one of my dear friends whose daughter is leaving today for college and whose husband is battling cancer. The precious young lady who used to cut my hair will bury her mom today. When I wrote Tuesday’s post about […]
Heart Sisters by Natalie Snapp {Book Review}
Yesterday my friend Alycia and I talked for about an hour. She’s starting a new therapy practice and needed some counsel about her website. I gave her some information and ideas … but most of our conversation was about life. Alycia and I have been friends for over 30 years. We met in eighth grade when my […]
How to Respond when “Love One Another” Isn’t Easy
{This post contains affiliate links. I may receive a small commission should you purchase from them.} Let’s face it: “Love One Another” isn’t always easy. Relationships are hard and as much as technology has given us more ways to connect, it’s also given us more ways to miscommunicate or be misinterpreted. Yesterday my Sunday School […]