Category: thoughts

  • Finding Our Core Identities

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    This past weekend, I had the honor and privilege to speak at a retreat to a group of college student women about “identity.” I.had.so.much.fun. It was work, especially getting ready to speak, but you know how avocational work (work that is outside the bounds of your day job) sometimes doesn’t even feel like work? Well,…

  • “Traditional” Family Roles by Choice, Not Ignorance

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    A little birdie once told me that behind my back someone called me and my husband, with much disdain, “extremely traditional,” particularly regarding our roles at home (my husband works full-time while I stay home full-time with 2boys). As the conversation progressed, the little birdie discovered that this person thought that we must be too…

  • Making Time to Blog

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    Hi friends! Well, Happy Thanksgiving Recovery Week. Right now I’m just sitting at my computer, staring intermittently between the WordPress screen and off into space. Both little boys are napping (at the same time – I know: miracle!). I’m trying to ignore the fact that my house is right now a complete disaster. I’m trying…

  • Our Family Vision Statement

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    We have been blessed; now we want to go & be a blessing to others.                 At church lately, our pastor has been teaching out of the very first book of the Bible, Genesis. It’s some of the oldest history recorded, occurring around 4000 years ago. One of…

  • I Live in a Comfortable World

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    I am not a history buff. But I’ve been thinking lately about 2 things which must have characterized most civilizations until our modern times (and which still often characterize our third world): regular fear for one’s life and regular concern for one’s daily needs. Relative peace in the western world, scientific and technological advances, and…

  • For Christ’s Sake

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    Recently I ran across the following statement of Jesus: “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 10:39) The words “my sake” stuck out to me as if I’d never read them before. When I look back on the past year, it has felt…

  • A New Job: Hello Job Flexibility, Goodbye Job Security

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    My husband & I are quitting our jobs next week (don’t worry, our boss already knows). I’m really excited. And I’m kind of scared. We’ve worked together for seven years and had salaries and great medical & dental benefits, retirement, pension, etc. His new job: starting his own business with no regular paychecks, no reliable…