I discovered Amy Kiane’s blog, Ordinarily Extraordinary, a few weeks ago when a friend of mine included her post, A Time of Silence, in his “best of the week” list. Her rebuttal of the familiar saying “If you can’t hear God, guess who moved?” was spot-on, and I’ve been reading her blog ever since. I…

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It’s stunning how one little wrinkle in the day can throw me into a tizzy. One thing doesn’t get done when I would have done it and within seconds I’m overwhelmed by frustration, displeasure, and discontent, growling under my breath at the people I love the most, unable to make a decision about what to…

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I’m joining in The Gypsy Mama’s Five-Minute Friday writing prompt this week, in which we “write in shades of real and brave and unscripted… Just write and not worry if it’s just right or not.” Today’s prompt is “When Seasons Change.” *** We sat, day after day, in the unchanging fluorescent light, the antiseptic hospital…

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aka: How To Blog Without Destroying Relationships and Being Excommunicated photo © 2008 Aaron & Alli Merrell | more info (via: Wylio) It was bound to happen. You can’t do anything for five years and not screw up, and blogs are no exception, especially when you write about faith and family, as I do. I’ve…

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A father, oldest daughter lying in a cemetery a few miles from the church, stands with arms raised and sings ragged, “Blessed be Your name on the road marked with suffering, though there’s pain in the offering…blessed be Your name. You give and take away. My heart will choose to say ‘Lord, blessed be Your…

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photo © 2009 Sarah | more info (via: Wylio) I am delighted to feature some new bloggers on my site this month. I found Heather’s site, Raining Silence, a few months ago and immediately fell in love with her poetry. Her words overflow from a heart that wrestles with the competing loves of God, self,…

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