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So there is this thing I have been waiting for. The “thing” isn’t as important as what we humans do while waiting for our “things” to happen. My thing is a thing I have been praying about — begging for really — like a red-faced toddler before a holy God. I may or may not have thrown […]
She decides on a Tuesday morning. “Mom, I want to cut my hair short. I want to donate it.” Her voice is coming from the back seat, as we drive to the hairdresser in town. She sounds resolute. “I’ve had this in mind all summer,” she says, “but I haven’t told you. But today I want […]
Emily Wierenga is an artist, a poet, a thinker, a dreamer. And she is a dear friend. Her artwork hangs on our living room wall, and her words always linger long in my soul. I have long been a fan of Emily Wierenga’s writing. I’ve read all of her books, and many of her blog […]
It can take a long time for a woman to figure out how to take a compliment. You might go a whole lifetime thinking it’s plain wrong to say “thank you” when someone says you make the best pie crust, smile the sweetest smile, pen the loveliest little poems. Your mama taught you to say […]
I met Jeannie Cunnion online earlier this year, when our debut books hit bookstores within weeks of each other. We clicked immediately, sharing a common passion for God’s Word and His unrelenting grace. Jeannie wrote a beautiful book called Parenting the Wholehearted Child. In her book, she reminds us: “Your kids aren’t perfect. And you […]