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Christmas Traditions – Family Fingerprints

Christmas traditions, anyone out there have a few? Head on over to Grace & Truth Living and read about some of ours. … [Read more...]

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The Redhead Riter is a Stalker

Looks like I have a stalker. Apparently, I'm being stalked by The Redhead Riter herself. Well, Mz. Riter, it is an honor.Anyone else out there need a stalker to call their very own?While I fill out my restraining order, head on over to her place and comment on her Saturday Stalker post. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog stalker, stalker post, the redhead riter

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Dial 911 – I’ve Hung an Ornament Impostor!

Dastardly Ornament Impostor!“Hey Mom! Whose ornament is this?” Grace yelled from the other room. Like every year before, we put up our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving and in less than twenty-four hours it had already fallen down. Lovely. Grace was busy trying to salvage the ornaments that crashed to the floor while we slept. “Which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, ornament felon again

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Advent Season – Jotham’s Journey

Did you know Advent season begins this Sunday? Did you know each color of the candles in an Advent wreath represent something different? Does your family pay attention to this part of the Christmas season? We didn’t. Sure, we've heard a few teachings from pastors over the years, but we've never been inspired to do anything more. This year, our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: advent season, family tradition, grace and truth living

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Bogging- He’ll Never Understand

From the kitchen I could hear my husband talking to a dinner guest in our family room, "Yeah, my wife has a blog. She's a good writer, but sometimes she writes about the most trivial and mundane things. Do you see that bowl of spaghetti sitting over there? She could write about it. I'm not even kidding, she could. I just dont' get it."If I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bloggers, blogging, Happy Birthday Paul, mom bloggers

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Happy Anniversary Sweetheart

Have we really been married thirteen years? It doesn't seem possible. We began a friendship over a police radio in a busy little Bay Area town and I was amazed by how you always knew the answers to everything and of course, your quick wit had me in tears. I will always remember trying to send you a cover unit and how you'd cancel it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: happy anniversary, our wedding anniversary, paul and me

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What is Your Calling?

As a follower of Jesus Christ, I am bilingual. I speak fluent Christianese. I fall into my second language around other believers and use words like "my calling" or "your calling" quite often. But what do those words really mean?The truth is, the longer I am on this road of faith, and the closer I walk with Him, the more He shows me parts of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: peace for the journey, what is your calling

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Thanksgiving Smells Delicious

That title is a bit misleading. I'm not talking about the leftovers that can stink up your fridge days after the holiday, or the way Aunt Gertie shows up on Thanksgiving wearing her dime-store perfume that lingers for weeks after she goes home. No, I'm talking about the cinnamon, pumpkin, turkey-in-the-oven smells. Which Thanksgiving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chicken tortilla soup recipe, recipe, Thanksgiving

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Manuscript Launched!

At 11:18pm last night, 53,521 words were launched into cyberspace. Their destination? Two computers—one in an office in Kansas City, the other in Colorado Springs. My manuscript now awaits the eyes of my editor and agent. Oddly enough, a feeling of relief hasn’t hit me yet. Maybe because I know this is far from over…really only the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blessed writing, just too busy-taking your family on a radical sabbatical, writing a book

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Perspective-People

Cheryl lost her husband this year after a tragic car accident. After almost thirty years of marriage, she now sits without him in church on Sundays. It physically pains me to see her sitting with her teenage son and without her other half. Elaine was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer. A brilliant author-speaker and mother of four, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: eternal life, perspective, time, value of time Tagged With: devotion, faith, redeemed

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