Gleaning is fine if you're Ruth, but if not, gleaning might feel like less than a reward. I'd love to be like Old Testament Ruth, but I don't want to glean to get there. I'd much rather buy a hand poured coffee at my favorite stand and wander through the local farmers market with my basket, picking ...
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I know. During my life transition, I've been writing like I drive a stick shift car: stopping and starting and jerking along, sometimes you might feel like you should cover your eyes! Mondays are days I often write about marriage, but I feel impressed, instead, to write about something I hear a lot ...
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I never guessed that on our 25th anniversary we would be in a desert. But we are. And I never guessed that after 10 moves, we would spend our 25th anniversary in someone's borrowed basement. But we are. Life rarely turns out the way couples expect it to when they say "I do." And you may think it ...
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Before I knew they existed, I saw the limping. Mild at first, the whincing became stumbling and the stumbling became pain. When the pain became obvious, we had to stop.
I lifted each paw to find the cause of the limping. I could see something like a small, gray stone, but with sharp barbs, ...
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I find myself in a collision of life change. As a result, I find myself living out of a suitcase, nursing anxiety acne, and feeling paralyzed when it comes to taking up my pen. Things like "Marriage Monday" and "Feed Me Friday" just seem like doing crunches right now (At least that's what I imagine ...
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