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Originally published in Nov. 2012. Minor adjustments made to update timelines. About 35 years, my son Andrew had a best friend named Brett. Brett’s mom (Abby) was blind. A bump on the head as she went down a water slide a few months after she was married, coupled with complications from diabetes, left her blind. …
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I’m still challenged by this (originally written in October 2012). I’ve posted before about what I was learning in busy seasons. I was having to let some things go. But there’s something important beyond just “letting things go” and it applies to all seasons of life. It may get interrupted during particularly busy seasons, but…
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This was written over 10 years ago, but the concept of journey – which was newer to me at that point – still feels like an important discipline in my life. To be honest, revisiting this post makes me wonder if there’s something new waiting to be embraced by me. Those who know me or…
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Originally written September 17, 2012. It was a special season. August and September 2012 was a unique season. I attended church at an orphanage in India, at my home church in Georgia, at a megachurch through live streaming and at a bi-lingual Episcopal church in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The services ranged from a one-hour tightly…
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Originally posted September 2012. September 11 continues to be a pivotal moment in our history and I still think about these 6th graders. They taught me to wrestle with the hard sayings of Jesus. The anniversary of September 11 rolls around every year. And it brings memories of living through it that first year. In…
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Ten years later I still love ministry to parents! It looks a bit different than the early days but the reasons I love it are the same. (Originally published September 2012) There’s been a common thread in a lot of what I’ve done over the last 15 years [now 25 years!]. When I led children’s…
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In the ten+ years since this was written in July 2012, busy seasons have come and gone. But I’m grateful for what I’ve learned about navigating them. Let me start off by saying this: I don’t hate most busy seasons. I often willingly make choices that create busy seasons. I like the sense of accomplishing…
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Over the years I’ve found myself having conversations that include the question “Is it okay if I _________?” [Or alternatively, the declaration that “There’s nothing wrong with ________.”] I’ve been on both sides – as the one saying those things and the one hearing them. Sometimes it is a sincere desire to discern God’s will…
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Originally published in June 2012. Most of these people are still in my life and our friendships have grown deeper over the last 10 years. Starting with an update. While I still work in Parent Ministry for Adventures in Missions, I now do it remotely from Florida. And once again, I am building community in…
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