The hall wore vertical stripes like a matron trying to hide her spreading hips. Yellowed light from 20-year-old wagon-wheel chandeliers froze cameras unable to resolve the flash-or-no-flash dilemma. Plates on tables presented forgettable food. But God came there. Through the words of timid but obedient women, He spoke gentle firm correction to this woman who…

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It’s fall here. Sort of. We’ve had a very dry summer, followed by more dry. Indian summer. The grass is dead, except for the weeds And the crazy watering-people’s lawns. We aren’t crazy. We don’t water our grass with drinking water. Do you ever think about that? We shower in drinking water. We wash our…

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I was independent, unwilling to yield my plans and goals, trapped in self-love, enslaved to the autonomy lie. I’ve written long of my disintegrated faith, depression, questions, search. I could see God’s footprints through my life. I had a four-year degree from a Christian college, memorized dozens of verses, spent my life in church —…

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I am independent. Stubborn. Smug. Love myself. Hate to fail. Take-charge. Crushed one potential boyfriend when I said “I don’t need you.” (He wasn’t satisfied with being wanted.) Don’t need help. I can handle it. Have the right answers. All this? The world says it’s a recipe for success. Then God ripped off the blindfold.…

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Better late than never, right? I have always looked forward to the Saturday Evening Blog Post weekend… until this weekend when I actually forgot about it. I guess that means my computer is not actually super-glued to me. I chose to link up a post I wrote on the battle I’ve waged against worry. I’ve…

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The card reads “I Still Forever Do.” The dozen roses for our dozen years are sunrise yellow with edges dipped in sunset orange… just like the late September leaves of our late September wedding. Twelve years of marriage celebrated simple. Worship together before our Lord. Pray and study the Bible with a small group of…

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