While it’s common knowledge how tough it is to be a pastor’s kid, no-one talks about how tough it is to be a pastor’s wife. No-one told me that pastor’s wives are handed masks when they walk in the door. My husband used to be a “bivocational elder” — he helped lead our church in…

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For about a year I’ve been looking for every-day gifts, the little (and not-so-little) things that with familiarity I take for granted and stop seeing. Ann Voskamp hosts a link-up every Monday for those who are doing the same. She has challenged readers to see the gifts in what she calls “the hard graces” –…

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It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means it’s time to look back at the previous month and highlight our favorite. During the second half of December, I highlighted “best of” posts from the first 9 months of 2011, so I’m picking one of the post from early in the month, “How To Deal…

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I waddled across the gritty downtown street, simultaneously pushing my daughter’s wheelchair and leaning on it for support for my aching back and baby-heavy belly. My husband carried her backpack and held our son’s hand. We cut across a parking lot, angling towards our van, parked in one of the few handicapped spaces available downtown.…

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Welcome to life:unmasked, a weekly blog link-up in which we gather to step out from behind our masks a little, get real, and maybe even try to write naked. We take Jesus seriously when He teaches that His love is unconditional, and we know that there’s something about sharing our imperfections that makes it easier…

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