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I have three grandsons. They are all born to the same parents and they all live in the same household. Yet they each have a distinct personality. One of the ways they differ is in their “cuddle factor.” One grandson prefers to be loved from…
Abiding in Christ. Every year I choose one word to focus on. One word to guide the next twelve months. At the beginning of 2017, I chose “abide.” I hoped that studying and meditating on that word would help me understand it better. I kept asking,…
Why is contentment so difficult to attain? Why do we always want more? This post is part of a series on finding enough. When my husband and I were first married, we moved all of our belongings into our first apartment by loading used furniture…
I love resale shops. Some of my favorite clothes are from thrift-shops and resale boutiques. Often I find exactly the right color and fit in one of these stores, even when a hunt in typical retail shops turns up nothing. However, resale shopping requires a…
I love window shopping. Wandering through boutiques and shops, scoping out new styles and fashions is one of my favorite pastimes. I pause at store windows, looking at the mannequins dressed in the latest trends. I check out the fabrics, colors and cut of the…
Have you lost the real you? Frederick Buechner wrote in his book Telling Secrets: We try to make ourselves into something that we hope the world will like better than it apparently did the selves we originally were. That is the story of all our…
That word is not one I want to hear. The barista says, “Wait at that counter.” But I want my latte now. The customer service person says, “Wait right here.” But I want my problem solved now. God says, “Wait a while.” But I want…
Have you noticed that your favorite novels have the necessary element of suspense? that you like the book a little less when you can guess how the story ends from the very first chapter? God is writing an excellent story for your life, and suspense…
Visiting our daughter in China involves waiting in a lot of lines. First, my husband and I queue up at the Chinese consulate in Chicago to obtain our visas. In fact, we usually do this several times for just one visa, because inevitably the rules will have…