Simplifying… me

Last week I quickly jotted down a few thoughts on grace.  After three decades plus of serving God, it would appear that my heart has reawakened to the glorious grace he has for me…that he has always had for me.  Where on earth have I been?  Oh, yeah, that’s right…I’ve been over there in the [...]

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Okay, I started off writing this morning’s post about my one year blogging anniversary, which is tomorrow (quite a week for anniversaries!).  However, after breaking up a few dozen sibling disputes over the course of an hour, my train of thought has been derailed, and I have found myself thinking about sisters.  My sister, to be [...]

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You know that phrase, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade”?  Personally, I would like to add a spoon full of sugar.  The lemons in life are blown out tires, rainy and dreary Easters, cabin fever with three sick children, the economy, earthquakes and tragedy.  If you squeeze all of those you are only left with sour [...]

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It was only a few short hours after writing and posting Monday’s blog that I received the frantic and fuming phone call from Joel that, “My tire just blew out!  It’s in shreds!”
He was on his way to pick up my mom and dad (whom we haven’t seen in over three years because they’re missionaries to [...]

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Sydney was upset last night.  I don’t know if her internal angst was authentic, or if she was grasping at straws to find a way to stay up a little later.  In any case, she was feeling down and needed a moment to process.  In true drama queen fashion, Sydney burst out with, “Why is [...]

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I’m low on creativity today. 
 
Brooklyn has the Chicken Pox.
 
Sydney is officially on spring break.
 
Jackson is in rare form.
 
My parents are flying in on Monday.
 
I’ve been cleaning my house like a mad woman.
 
To say this week has been “stressful” would be putting in mildly.
 
And it’s not even 10am…
 
I’m not one to whine and complain, and certainly [...]

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Exasperated, I sat down, put my head in my hands and whispered a quick prayer for strength and patience.  The following is the conversation that ensued:
 
Me:  “Oh, Jesus.  I need you.”
 
Jackson:  “Mommy, Jesus not here.”
 
Me:  “Yes, He is.”
 
Jackson:  “No, Mommy.  He’s not here.”
 
Me:  “Then, where is He?”
 
Jackson:  “He’s at His home.”
 
Me:  “Where’s Jesus’ home?”  (Here’s [...]

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My six-year-old, Sydney, came skipping down the stairs the other day wearing her sassy jeans, pink t-shirt, flip-flops, Disney Princess sunglasses atop her head, swinging her sparkly purple purse on her forearm.  When she met me at the bottom of the staircase she looked me straight in the eye and announced, “I’m ready.”  She was [...]

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It’s no secret that I have been dealing with severe moderate skin issues this past week.  The zit on my chin turned out to be, in fact, a boil.  It all came to a head (pardon the pun) last Saturday morning.  I spent all day Friday bemoaning my skin dilemma and feeling terribly sorry for [...]

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As I write this post I am nursing a zit the size of a nickel on my chin (it could quite possibly be a boil – it’s a toss up).  It’s hideous, and I am vane enough to be grateful that I don’t have to leave my house today.  Two weeks ago I was having [...]

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