Really soon, you're going to be tempted to come up with an excuse. Excuses cover up weaknesses, blunders, and offenses, which we all have. Some are genuinely committed without intent, but others tempt us to deliver well-crafted excuses to keep our inadequacies secret.
Do I ever get an excuse?
So ...
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As the elderly Farmer weighed our feeble harvest, I asked his opinion: "Muffins or pancakes?" Instead of a recipe or recommendation, he shared the honest truth of a 55 year marriage. He gave no excuses.
He didn't try to fool us. When we arrived, the Farmer said it wouldn't be easy to find ...
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Today I have the privilege of welcoming Stephanie Shott, the founder of The MOM Initiative (TMI), to share about about a resource our team at TMI has been waiting for since we launched the trusted website for moms in January of 2012. This tool was truly born in Stephanie's heart, so I'm going to let ...
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Marriage is a lonely place for those who make excuses. It becomes a place where we don’t feel safe or fully known. In fact, God doesn’t want us to live in relationships that are bad, abusive, or loveless; He wants to change those empty relationships to fulfilling ones. When a husband and wife become ...
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When I missed my regular blog dates in June, I made excuses ... to myself. As I'm sitting down to launch July, I'm already making excuses. I'm looking at being part of an amazing conference at the end of the month, and I need to finish my prep for 4 workshops I'm excited to present. I'm also a bit ...
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