Dear Josiah

    Dear Josiah,   On this, your 15th anniversary of life in our world, I have things to say to you.  I’m pretty sure that doesn’t surprise you, since you’ve been with me this long, so I’m going to launch right in.   Thing #1: Your life is not […]

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So Here is New

  I have started and stopped and deleted posts about a million times in the past few weeks.  I meant to write about our Christmas and how I spent my month off of work, about Steve and his journey, about my shiny, new in-development GRANDBABY (eek!)…so many things.  But words felt […]

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Comfort and Joy

  The hardest question I’m asked right now – the very hardest question – is “How are you?”   It’s not hard because my life is bad.  It’s hard because I’m just feeling…so many things.  The range of emotions I feel on any given day swings wildly from calm and grateful […]

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The Very Holy Now

  Life is funny, you know? It’s funny in ways that make me laugh and cry and hope and hurt. It’s just funny. For several Christmases we have navigated the murky waters of this ALS storm. We have been treading water as we try to absorb the beautiful moments while anticipating […]

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Dear Stephenie

Stephenie is my amazing assistant and friend.  Today she’s getting married to her very own Steven.   ———————————–     Dear Stephenie,  This is the day that youth pastors live for.  We live for those rare moments when we watch God’s purpose stretch beyond the realm of potential and actually become reality. […]

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