We have been at the pool almost every night for the past few days. Post-dinner swimming is my favorite part of summer living in Texas, where even …
a few things that are saving me today
Last night I was home alone with the kids, and so I did one of those awesome Mom Things and made them watch a movie I knew they wouldn't love as much …
my book proposal: a tale of success and failure (part 1)
I am feeling the sting of failure today and I need to ask you a question.What do success and failure mean to you? Listen, I don't want any …
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On Being Imaginary Awesome
{Hi everyone! Our family is still on vacation in East Texas, but today I'm guest posting over on Amber Salhus's blog today. Here's the beginning of …
on race, church, diversity, and all the love
I wrote this post after the riots in Baltimore last year, and it is beating heavily in my heart today. I'm sorry that I don't have new words. New …
fun summer mom
Every morning of the week week we dragged our lazy summer selves out of bed, dressed, breakfasted, driven in stop-and-go traffic, and deposited Boy 2 …
Summer Book List 2016
I love book lists, don't you? In the summer I feel completely allowed to read all sorts of impractical fiction because in my book brain I am still in …
shalom: for these days when nothing is as it ought to be
I'm starting to feel like the world is one giant swirling gust of wind.Swoosh... there are ants in my kitchen and I can't seem to get rid of them. The …
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re: all the things and the Sunday I preached in church
“For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all …
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joy candles
"Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord." -Psalm 89:15Last night I …
what no one tells you about motherhood
So... I have a son who can throw a curveball.Maybe that doesn’t sound like a huge life-changing truth. But this is my baby we’re talking about here. …
drama and parenting and finding the grace to be imperfect
"Son though he was, [Jesus] learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation …
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