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The New Year
I really dislike the ‘New Year’. There are so many ads to help you change your life. Want to lose weight? Make a resolution! Eat healthier! Want to have a simpler life? Declutter! Start in the new year and collect less stuff. Or buy these tote boxes and label everything that you store. Want to be more organized? Buy these planners with stickers and colored pens and you can make all of your dreams come true. It sounds so easy. To get everything you ever wanted you just need a notebook, some tote boxes, and eat some trendy healthy certified organic produce. But those of us who have been through…
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Siblings
As I’ve gotten older, I have been able to see puzzle pieces start coming together. Pieces that I thought had been lost throughout the years, or ones that didn’t have a place in my life. They are finding their way to a more complete picture. It’s awe-inspiring to see how God works in the most minute portions of your life, even when you don’t see it happening at the time. Gwen was born when Hunter was 16 months old. I brought her home on Thanksgiving day, and I remember being sleep deprived and already exhausted. Praying that Hunter would be okay with her. For sixteen months he had been the…
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A Miracle
Sometimes I forget what God has done for me. It’s easy to get lost in what I don’t have, and stuck on the prayers that haven’t been answered the way I wanted them to be. But on the way to church last night I was watching the glow of the Christmas lights against the crystal clear sky, suspended in those silent moments between sunset and nightfall. We passed the stalks of long dead corn and I was reminded of Indiana, and a long ago time in my life when I had cried out to God. It was another December car ride 17 years ago. We were traveling to the hospital…
