Last week I went to yoga class. On the way there, I was driving and talking on the phone. I was talking to a friend about a lot of things. I was talking really fast and apparently really loud. (This is not a surprise to some of you.) It was a frantic conversation filled with
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Stepping Out
I was in Chicago yesterday. We went to the Willis Tower to the Skydeck. Oh my. For those of you not from Chicago, the skydeck looks out over the city and has some really awesome plastic/glass enclosures that you can stand on and look under you and the buildings below. You feel like you are
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You are invited!
Hi Everyone! I want to share two important and exciting things: One: A friend and I are starting a faith sharing group called Flourish and you are invited! Yippee! We are hoping to create a space where everyone can be their true, authentic selves. Not perfect women but real, living, struggling, laughing, messing up, figuring things
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What’s the point?
I wonder, is there a time in everyone’s life when the surface stuff seems really pointless? I mean, does everyone get to the point where they say, “There has to be more to life”? I feel that so keenly at this point in my life. Maybe it’s because I have kids. Maybe it’s because I’ve
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Dream On
Does anyone else feel like all hell is breaking loose? Every time I turn on the TV, there is more bad news. Death, terrorism, destruction, violence, unemployment, strikes, misery, the list goes on and on. Sometimes we need to break up the serious with the silly. Here’s one thing I love about September. Every September,
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Mountain Climbing
Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon. Ikkyu – Zen-monk poet, 1394-1481 Isn’t amazing how BIG our universe is? Isn’t amazing how BIG God is? As I get older, I realize He is so much bigger than my previous narrow understanding of Him. I
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The Bathroom Speech
After my kids left for school this morning I was wandering around aimlessly. I went into the bathroom and it was a complete mess. There were wet towels on the floor, hair from the hairbrush everywhere, toothpaste dripping in the sink. I started wiping and picking up and cleaning and I thought, “Really, this is
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Stories
14-16“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket,
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Letter to My Daughter on Her First Day of High School
I woke up this morning thinking “Where did the time go?” I remember the day you were born. Well, actually, I’ll be honest, it’s a blur. After being induced and then going through 24 hours of labor, I was exhausted. And then upon seeing you, I was exhilarated… and scared…and overwhelmed. I felt a keen