We humans learn our lessons the hard way. We have since the beginning. The best way to strip human beings of legalism, self-reliance, and pride is to bring us to the end of ourselves, so we can truly recognize our …
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Apart from Jesus, my husband is the best man I know. He’s the man working quietly behind the scenes. His actions show who he is, but you have to be observant, because he doesn’t draw attention to himself. He took …
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Part 5 I sallied forth to visit my parents this past week. Travel didn’t used to be a big deal. I was raised in a road-trip-taking family. We drove all night, listening to late night radio. We hiked over the …
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Part 4 I see through a glass darkly. Out in this desert, it’s as if old age arrived two decades early, robbing me of a season I’d greatly anticipated. I’ve felt like a failure, for I no longer have the …
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Part 2 Coming face to face with our true selves isn’t pretty. We prefer the false constructs we’ve erected in our minds. We believe we’re actually doing all the things we know we should. Rarely is that the entire picture. …
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The past six months have brought a whirlwind of change and physical trauma. I don’t know how I’ve gotten through it, but for the grace of God. In the days when I can’t even focus my mind to pray, the …
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As the mother of a large family, I lived in tight community for decades. We moved in crowded circles, traveling in packs of sports parents, music parents, dance parents, debate parents, homeschool parents, and theatre parents. Other than a brief …
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There are trees blooming in our neighborhood – in February! Further down the street, there’s a rosebush in full bloom. Here in southern Texas for our first winter, these blooms are two months ahead of what is usual for us. …
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I wanted to arrive in Texas with lots of money, to finally attain my flawed Americanized vision of what a “mature” believer should look like – comfortable and complacent in my financial planning. These desires should have tipped me off. …
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My husband and I will be relocating soon. God has provided an essential promotion at just the right time in answer to our fervent prayers. Right now, at this time, the Lord has done it. God cares for us. Yet …
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