This is my very first Ultimate Blog Party! Be sure to visit their site to find other blogs and join in the fun! I’m not a big party girl, so I thought I’d invite you to sit a spell, kick off your shoes, and chat-chat for a few minutes before you head to the next…

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The congregation sang, “You saved me, the sinner; with crimson red you washed me white as snow; how I love you Lord. You loved me, the mocker; with kindness you won my heart forever. How I love you Lord. And as I behold this mercy, I’m undone.” I couldn’t sing. Guilt choked my throat, tightening…

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Welcome to THE SATURDAY EVENING BLOG POST! Thanks to the generosity of Elizabeth Esther, bloggers gather at her blog on the first of the month to share their latest and greatest blog posts. This month we’re featuring posts from FEBRUARY, 2010! Be sure to visit her site to visit the other bloggers’ favorite posts of…

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Some of my college friends are missionaries in Santiago. They woke up at 3am on Sunday to their house pitching and shaking. Praise God, they got out safely with their children and their house itself remained standing. However, this is Day 3 without electricity. Grocery stores are empty. Phones are down. They have asked us…

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Scene  Three children are galloping from one end of the house to the other, shrieking and giggling and springing onto the couch and then off again.  Boy: I won! Girl: [whining] I never win. Readysetgo! Toddler: I win I win I win I win!!!!!! [thunderous feet pounding and more screaming] [Thud.] [Silence.] [Sobbing.] Girl: I’m…

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When my children ask if they can help me cook, I immediately tense. It’s usually dinner, when I’m running low on energy and on time, when I’m hungry, and when I’m trudging into that final draining push towards bedtime. Usually, I flat-out tell them no. But sometimes guilt corners me into letting them pull up…

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