Everything is going to be okay. Really.I sat on the shaggy brown rug of my daughter's room playing dollhouse with her."You set up the bedrooms and …
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a perfect shame
Today, Mr. Fantastic and I saw our friend on the corner with a cardboard sign in her hand. It's been a long time since we saw her out on the streets. …
why God’s Kingdom isn’t a day at the fair with balloons and soda pop
I sat in the common area of an ancient stone cabin turned bed and breakfast. Like a scene from one of my favorite books, Wuthering Heights, the day …
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what’s so amazing about church
On Sunday, a slew of little moments added up to the glowing feeling that a lot of things are going just right in our world.There was the friend from …
how to have amazing faith
I began this year with a crazy idea that something amazing was going to happen. I have craned my neck to see it, sorted God's word to hear it, and dug …
ditch dweller
"So are we taking the ditch?" Mr. Fantastic asked me as we zipped up sweatshirts and headed out for a run."I don't know. I kind of thought we'd drive …
why a pastor’s wife thinks you shouldn’t go to church
So, I sort of have a little chip that has been growing on my shoulder for about the last ten years or so.This chip of mine has appeared and grown as …
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cinnamon rolls and the ends of the earth
I open the hot oven and slide a pan of cinnamon rolls in as waves of heat flow out on my face.Today, we are a tired, dragging crew. Last night was our …
when you want to go where everybody knows your name
Yesterday at church, between the first and second services someone came up, and hugged me, saying said, "Hi, Kathy!"This wasn't a new person, it was …
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what makes us a spiritual family
I sat on my sofa with a dear friend, a sister in Christ, a fellow co-laborer in the gospel. We talked about spiritual family. The atmosphere of my …
the kind of man who will steal you away
Two weeks ago I felt alone and weary, distant from the heart I love most in life. I texted him:"We need to go away. Alone. Soon."So off we go. Not on …
when it rains on a sunny day: we shine
"But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light." -Ephesians 5:13In Texas the summers can drag …
