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There is a verse in Acts that I have always loved, when the disciples, being charged not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus, respond with this: “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or...
View ArticleThat Summer I Ate the New Testament – Part Two
In my last post, I shared a broad view of my experience reading the New Testament this summer. Today, I want to share some specific nuggets I discovered along the way. And if you want to know how...
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As I sit down to write this blog post, I feel a bit like a woman who has gone around the world in 80 days and now has 1000 words or less with which to describe the wonders she has seen. Is it possible?...
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With this Nail Polish, I Thee Love
I feel like I have walked through every emotion known to woman – or at least most of them – since becoming a mom, but my very lowest points, when closely examined, all seem to be centered around one...
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Stepping Heavenward with Hormones (and taking your family with you)
I’ve been putting this off and putting this off and I will put it off no more: let’s talk about hormones. People warn you that marriage will be hard. They warn you that being in the workforce will be...
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A New Kind of Love for an Old Kind of Friend
Mr. Gore and I made a departure from our usual this week… we WENT somewhere. Just the two of us. It was actually one of those situations that sounded like a great idea when we accepted the invitation...
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Hope for the Introvert
Hi. I’m Mrs. Gore, and I am an introvert. If I didn’t already know that from a fun little personality quiz my FFA instructor administered to our class when I was in high school, I would certainly know...
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God Mend America, God Mend Me
This past Independence Day was somewhat somber for me, and I know I’m not alone in that. Huge changes have been taking place in our country, and for the first time in my life, I can really identify...
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Greatness.
He stopped by after work today to take Gideon to the pond to work on “the clubhouse”. They were gone for who knows how long, but it wasn’t long enough. It never is, and when Gid came back home from a...
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Peace for the Precious
Jen Hatmaker posted an article this week about the dangers of “precious” parenting, encouraging moms everywhere to take a page out of the 1970’s parenting manual and let go of the fabricated magic...
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The Late-night Song of a Mother Sparrow
“Everyone else is asleep,” Rebekah said, her long, golden ponytail draped over her right shoulder. “Can you come cover me up?” It had been a special movie night upstairs and, after a long and tiresome...
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The Decision that Led Me Back to Them
We’ve all heard the advice, and many of us have shared it… Know your limitations. “No” is the most important word you’ll ever learn to use. You can do anything but you can’t do everything. I certainly...
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A Lesson From Bud and June
Their story gripped me from the very beginning. The headline itself, describing their plight, was full of enough foreboding to leave a pit of sorrow in my stomach for the rest of the day: “Elderly...
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Kenneth and Virginia (Part Three).
Continued from Part Two… “When Virginia’s mind began to suffer and Alzheimer’s set in, I felt confused and hurt. ‘Why, God?’ I asked. ‘Why, after all this time and all their faithfulness to you and to...
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Kenneth and Virginia (Part Two).
Continued from Part One… “And while this plea was on the behalf of our entire church, my eyes were still on Kenneth and Virginia. They had no children? God, let us be their children. They had no...
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A New Wish
January the First, 2015 Before the children were whisked off to bed this New Year evening, we gathered around a chair at the kitchen table and opened the mason jar that had been sitting on our computer...
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The Best Thing I Have Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever Done with my Kids. Ever.
Four children have graciously been entrusted to our care thus far, and my husband and I have nearly reached our 8th year of parenthood. These years have been as full as our hands. We’ve had themed...
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A Fairytale in the Flesh
It has been a lifelong theme, for me. A yearning for “good ol’ days”. An attraction to happy endings. A steady heartbeat of longing for things that cannot be found where we are, no matter where we go....
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Help a Mother Out: the How-to
I hope that Saturday’s blog post about helping the moms in your life impacted you, and I’m excited today to move on to the more practical aspects of how to make that happen. But first, I have a tiny...
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Help a Mother Out: A Cry for Help. A Call to Arms.
Over the past year, I have shared a couple of posts that directly relate to the heart of a mom; personal responsibility is a big deal to me, and if I’ve learned one thing in the last decade, it is...
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