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It’s the Perfect 10

I pray this is the craziest summer we'll ever encounter. There is no rhyme or reason to what day it is. I have to consult my calendar to even remember the month! June 14 was my birthday and I asked myself, Was it really...

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The Perfect Recipe

We’re a family of cooks around here. Oddly, we were married for almost eighteen years before we realized that Keith enjoys cooking like some people enjoy golf. It’s a very calming hobby for him. I know when he starts setting up in the kitchen to bake...

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A Note from Quarantine

I have been the primary caregiver to my two precious grandkids in the last few weeks of quarantine. I brought them to our place at the beach because Tennessee weather has been bizarre—warm and sunny one day and cold and rainy the next! I needed some Vitamin...

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I’m just Getting Started

In this new decade of 2020, as I draw a little closer to beginning my seventh one on planet earth, I am processing with intentionality. I’ve had a lot of growth spurts and each came with growing pains. Loss and regeneration. Despair and hope. My fallibility hidden in...

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Nothing Stays the Same but Jesus

I’ve had a top notch job as Mama for 30 years. I knew it wouldn’t last forever. It is, after all, a job you really hope you work yourself out of. But I hadn’t thought much about my next. God began a good work that He’s promised to complete in me. I am confident that...

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Growth is Mandatory, Maturing is Optional

I don’t have a green thumb. I can plant a seed and get it to break ground. But more often than not the plant doesn’t fully mature to produce what I anticipated, whether it’s a beautiful flower or a fat, juicy tomato.  I’ve made peace with this fact. But I asked...

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