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The look on his face was priceless.  At 16 years old, my son is well accustomed to doing his own laundry. Yesterday, his dad, as an ac...

In an effort to incorporate and 'lean into' a bit more fun in my life , I began watercolor painting in June.  I am enjoying th...

It just jumped out at me.  She said it, really, just in passing.  Smack dab in the middle of another story she said it.  And, in that mom...

"You would think you'd get used to it...right?!"  Yes, yes... one would think!  It was a passing comment in response to...

I needed more again today...  Unedited and re-posted from 2011.  Will it run out?   my heart wondered, in the quietness of the morning...

unedited re-post from 2016:  "A Long Journey" Life is a long, long journey.  Like destinations, there are many lessons tha...

In the early hours of the morning I was awaken after a dream.  It was a deeply sad dream.  I was troubled.  I could feel the fear ling...

There are days when it all feels very heavy and dark.  The world.  The news.  The sadness. But, today, I awoke with a sadness that was a...

Photo source It didn't feel inappropriate or untoward. It did surprise me, though.  It caught me off guard. An older man, slight...

I am so naturally inclined to fix things... Or.  Should I say I am naturally inclined to try to fix things? Or... even more accurate...

After living in Britain for nearly ten years, I understand why they always talk about the weather.   In fact, I now find myself doing the ...

A few months ago, as I was being prayed for, a brother felt he heard God whisper the word Fun into his heart.  After the prayer time, he ...

photo source Each and every day there are things I just don't understand. I like to understand.  I like to know.  This morning, I ...

photo source I love education.  I love learning.  I really do. Give me a few quiet moments in my day, and you will find me watching a ...

photo source I think God laughed at me. I am pretty sure of it, actually.  I can't say I heard audible laughter---just something d...

photo source Do you ever feel absolutely sure you are right about something? I read somewhere that a true, genuine conversation can o...

There are days when God feels very far away.  Or, maybe I might say my relationship with Him isn't great---isn't close. In the K...

Last night it was at 2 am.  Sometimes it comes in the quiet of the morning... or maybe it comes into the stillness found when I am choppin...

"Fraud alert!" is never a good email subject line.  Right? Usually these alerts amount to nothing.  Something I did has trig...