It’s my anniversary. 19 years. Here we are on the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier. I thought it was appropriate because marriage is like a ride. Scary. Unpredictable. Exhilarating. There are ups and downs. It’s fun. Often exhausting. Sometimes leaving us with messy hair and feeling like we are going to puke. After 19 years, I
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Community
I want to be in community. Yes. I’ve been wounded. Yes. I’ve been hurt. Yes. I’m angry. Yes. I’m afraid. Yes. I’m lonely. Yes. I want to be in community. Yes. Jesus is the yes man here. Hearing us. Listening. Affirming. We don’t have to deny what has happened to do a new thing. We
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(Another) Shout out to the Pope!
This will be your millionth article to read about the Pope and his recent remarks. My husband said to me today, “Even the sports radio guys were talking about the Pope today!” and then he added, “I actually think the guy that was talking about him was a Jewish Atheist!” Along those same lines, in
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Time to get cozy!
I love this season. I get excited for jeans and scarves and sweaters and football and chili. However, I also get a little spazzy. Because to enjoy those things, I MUST clean out all the closets, organize everything, buy new clothes and possibly new furniture. I tend to rearrange, clean, and rip out hundreds of
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Be Encouraged!
Last week I wrote about how difficult it can be to write honestly when I worry about people’s reactions. I know that I shouldn’t care about that but I do. I want to be liked. It’s important to me (sometimes too important) that people are happy and not offended and everyone plays nice together. Plus,
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No Boundaries
Writing is difficult. I struggle sometimes. I have a lot of things I want to “say” but sometimes I put boundaries around my work and it suffers. I decide I can’t “go there” or I “shouldn’t” write about certain topics. Even within certain topics, I tiptoe around and I draw arbitrary lines about what
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Don’t talk about our bodies? Really?
My friends and I got together today for lunch. We all have matching bracelets. All crosses. My friend says they are a beautiful touch stone for our friendships, built on faith and wrapped around all of our lives. Which of course I love and felt I needed to commemorate. I took a picture. But we
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25 Things
I’m excited to be linking up posts with other bloggers this week! We are all writing on the topic: “25 Things You Might Not Know About Me” When I first thought about this, two things came to mind. First, there isn’t much you don’t know about me since I’ve been blogging for over 3 years
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Here We Go Again
Last year I wrote a post on the first day of high school for my daughter. We survived the first year. So of course there are new things I hope for her and for my other kids which we can get to later. Today, I’m posting the letter again in case you missed it or