I want to live a steady, calm, level-headed life. I value being and living real — being authentic and not fighting nature. It’s tough in this life full of alarm clocks, artificial lights, school and bus schedules, and jobs. But my goal is to live “Don’t force it. Go with the flow. Find your natural…

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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 © 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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