Friends, I'm so sorry that you probably got a pile of old-ish blog posts in your inbox from me. That was a MISTAKE. I was taking care of some site maintenance and mistakenly re-published a handful of "vintage" blog posts. Can you believe I've been publishing blogging since before 2009?!?Thank you ...
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I got into the car feeling excitement mixed with uncertainty. We barely knew each other after a few meetings. I hoped for a good connection to sprout during the three-hour car ride. She clearly hoped a close relationship would blossom too. But it didn't. Instead, across the miles, I listened and ...
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A cry of joy escaped the snorkel tube as my four-year-old jumped over the side of the low bamboo boat. His flippers carried him off behind Daddy before the two disappeared deep into coral, far beyond my reach. Memories of my own near-drowning at Jacob’s age kept me fastened to the bench, taking my ...
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I liked her the very first time I met her. Our elderly Airbnb host has become a dear friend since I first rented a room from her years ago. But I don’t like everyone. And I know everyone doesn’t like me.I started May with hopes of writing about how “liking you like you” (see my JulieSandersOnline ...
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Our hang-ups don’t keep us from Jesus. In fact, Jesus helps with our hang-ups. He hangs out with us in our hung-up condition and keeps working on it with us and in us. Right after Jesus dealt with the hang-ups of the religious leaders, he went out along the sea. The crowd just wouldn’t let up from ...
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