One of my favorite television shows is Heartland. It reminds me of home, of family, and the struggles we all face in life. But there is something more, there’s the reality that in living this
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Love is Painful, But Worth It
I recently attended a Celebration of Life service for a friend’s adult daughter. It was a beautiful service, with a touching time of fellowship afterward. Even as we celebrated her life, the pain was palpable—agony
Read more10 Things I Hope for My Boys as They Enter High School
Every time I drive past the high school building looming by the cornfields on the outskirts of town, my palms start sweating. Maybe because my high school friends scarred me for life by making me watch Children of
Read moreThe Wrath of Momma
I slammed the bedroom door, plopped down on the couch and covered my tear-stained face with my hands. I had just yelled at my two boys, ages three and four, and now my heart felt
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Growing Grandparents Grandkid Style
“Grandma, we’re going on a bike ride.” The porch door slams as Dash, the cat my husband rescued five years ago, scurries into hiding. From the kitchen the aroma of biscuits, cooked apples, and sausage
Read moreLord of the Jumble
The ‘more’ of God we desire is in the ‘least’ of these we serve. I know this to be true because I saw a bumper sticker at a garage sale that read, “God is other
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“Born Again.” It’s one of those Christian phrases we hear but what does it mean?
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I have this image from a favorite childhood book. It was an adventure novel of two men, braving the wilderness and struggling to survive against daunting odds. It was the type of rough-hewn, straight-talking, no-holds-barred
Read moreThe Longest Lasting Legacy You Will Ever Leave
One Saturday morning, I headed to my hometown of Spartanburg to visit family. While in town, I also met Jayne, a woman who had advertised free liriope in Craig’s List. (I love me some free
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