As we count down the last few days of school, and the schedule begins to gape wide open calendar squares of nothing, my attitude begins to nose-dive. Chaos and whiny kids do not a happy mom make. Sure, I miss my kids when they’re at school, but I need quiet time as much as I…

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I called for songs of lament and hope in suffering and found one! I hope this encourages you as it did me. (Big thank you to Rev. Rich Shields for sending this to me this week.) Lyrics: We pray for blessings We pray for peace Comfort for family, protection while we sleep We pray for…

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photo © 2011 epSos .de | more info (via: Wylio)In retrospect, it’s shocking we didn’t see this particular x-ray until our fourth child. On Wednesday, the day my sinuses were most full of cold virus, I huddled under a blanket in the family room. Little Boy bounced and twisted, rolled and flopped on the couch…

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photo © 2009 Justin See (coming back) | more info (via: Wylio) Money in my bank account, boxes and bags packed to the max, giddy with the independence I was about to realize, I moved into my freshman college dorm room. (Never mind that it was a conservative Baptist college with more rules than my…

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  Driving into the brilliant oranges and pinks of a perfect sunset. Listening to the crash of ocean waves, salt dusting my lips and nose. Overlooking the valley spreading green into gray below the mountaintop I just scaled. Walking through the cool forest serenaded by bird and cicada song. The sense of awe, peace, and…

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photo © 2007 Luke Wisley | more info (via: WylioThe first notes of the song ring out over the speakers, and I count beats until the first words. One, two, three… I steal a glance at the people with whom I’m about to sing. One couple* grieving their inability to bear children.  Right behind them,…

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