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Encouragement for every season of lifeFiguring Out Our Family’s Halloween Traditions
I can remember my first Halloween like it was yesterday. I was 13 and my mom was letting me dress up as the often feared and all intimidating ‘mime’ to attend a church harvest party. But even with the limitation of being a mute clown, I thoroughly enjoyed dressing up....
Love Letters
I’ve had an interesting week, and that’s an understatement. It’s been an exhausting, frightening, painful, surprising week! I went in for laparoscopic surgery to remove my gallbladder. It was to be a simple 45 minute in-and-out surgery, and it was. But once under...
Faith in the Workplace
Walking in faith: I often use this term to describe how we can, and should, choose to bring our faith into the workplace. God has been using the term quite literally in my walk of faith at work. I might be in the midst of a busy work morning when I’ll sense the Holy...
Essential Oils 101
More than a year ago, I started using essential oils. Our family was going increasingly “granola,” as my husband teasingly calls it – which, to us, meant eating organic food, swapping out our personal products and cleaning supplies for less-toxic versions, and...
Somebody Else Will Do It
I have a secret to confess. There have been many times in my life I have dismissed thoughts or actions to help, encourage, or get involved because of five simple little words: Somebody else will do it. As quickly as I think the words, my motivation to step up, to get...
Shut Up and Listen
I was pulling weeds out of the rocks lining my driveway. My head was down and I was deep in thought when I heard a car door. I looked up to see my neighbor walking toward me. We shared a little small talk, and then she sat down and started pulling weeds with me. She...
A Moment in Time
This week at work, my past came back to haunt me. It was a conversation, years ago, that helped correct a misunderstanding between two people. All told, it took five minutes from my day. I gained nothing from it. I simply noticed the misunderstanding unfolding and...
Just Do It
I was having a conversation with someone the other day about basic needs of teenagers. Since having that conversation I have come to decide that at least one of those needs is absolutely applicable to any age and stage of life. I believe that most people in the world...
What Do I Do with All This Zucchini
When I went to my oldest son’s college orientation, one of the speakers shared a story about how she was new to Minnesota and that she’d been told to be sure to lock her car doors in August. Not really understanding why, she ignored this advice and returned to her car...
Why Did God Make Me Human?
My daughter Jasmine started kindergarten this year. And although she loves the activity, friends, and fun each new day brings, she is also very tired. Going to school all day, everyday, and being just five years old is tough. So last night as I was putting Jasmine to...
