The elevator doors opened and two nurses rolled a young man in a wheelchair into the parking garage. A brain or neurological condition had contorted his muscles into painful-looking kinks. My kids stepped back to give them room, and then stepped into the elevator without batting an eye. No questions, no pointing, no fear. I…

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My husband and I put in quite a few hours in the front seats of our minivan this past week. For much of that time, we sat quiet, alone with our thoughts, using the down time to process things. It’s a good friend who is comfortable with silence. It wasn’t until we began making our…

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The superabundance of God’s love required a receptacle that was not within the Trinity. …the Son’s desire for a counterpart was not rooted in any deficiency within Himself. It was instead rooted in the overflowing excess of divine love. It was this suppressed desire, therefore, that provoked the Son’s desire for a counterpart and that…

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Some friends and I have been talking recently about friendship: the crazy dynamics of female relationships, what it takes to build a good friendship, what can damage or destroy one, how important they are, what causes the ebb and flow in these friendships, what happens when different personalities meet together in a relationship, how to…

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We took a road trip with the kids recently and in my search for great travel activities for kids, I discovered pipe cleaners. Turns out they are a great diversion for adults too. What do you like to do on road trips? *** It’s Wednesday, which means it’s a day to write unmasked, share what’s…

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Every Saturday evening, my husband and I sit, side by side, laptops on our laps. We click through church websites, reading pages like “What to Expect” and “What We Believe” and “Leadership.” On the one hand, having all this information at our fingertips is a huge help in narrowing down the field of prospective church…

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