Have you ever tried to be thankful in the midst of grief? It hurts. When you stand, face grief and loss head-on, and say “I chose to find something in this to be thankful for,” the pain is physical, visceral, wrenching. Looking back, what I’m most thankful for this year is that it’s over. 2010…

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*Warning: if you’re the least bit squeamish, skip the first paragraph.* Photo credit Several weeks ago, our (my) cat limped into our house, skin gaping open from the side of her neck. After a few phone calls and a trip to the vet ER (shocking but true — there are emergency rooms for animals), we…

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Better late than never, right? In case you forgot, about two weeks ago I posted a music giveaway for Seeds Family Worship. One of my favorite things about Seeds is that each CD order actually includes two copies of the CD, one for you and one for a friend. We’ve been listening to all of…

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One week you wake up, crawl out of bed, pour a cup of coffee, enjoy it, and realize that you feel ok. You remember the follow-up you were supposed to do at work. Your grocery list is complete so you don’t have to run back five times for all the items you forgot. When the…

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Unsettled. Restless. Emotional. Uncertain. In-between. Anxious. Heavy. It’s difficult to describe, difficult to write. I’ve wrestled all day with whether to mention it at all. But you are my friends, and I know that you are pray-ers. I’m not sure the nature of this, whether spiritual, emotional, or physical. Many viruses swirl through town. One…

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Life has a way of turning upside-down for everyone. It happens in a flash. One minute everything lies before you like a farm valley in July, ripe with possibilities and opportunities. The next, the ground rips apart and it all disappears into a dark ugly chasm… and you’re falling headlong into it. And it’s precisely…

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