I bought a giant calendar desk pad the day after Christmas. While others were grabbing Christmas paper, Christmas decor and all those weird stocking-stuffer gadgets now marked 75% off, I sought out a beautiful, floral calendar. I held it up to admire it. Just look at it! So full of white space! So clean! So ready to hold all the hopes, dreams and plans that I can...
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It’s September and I find myself in Smalltown, Idaho. On the one hand, I’m thrilled. We’re with our daughter and SIL while awaiting the birth of our very first grand baby. On the other, I feel a bit whiplashed and am wondering how we got here. Still on the other hand (as Tevye would say), I am thankful. Just one year ago, we said our difficult goodbyes to family and...
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I’m not a fan of “in-between,” but frankly, who is? We’ve been in-between for a while now. Circumstances in our life interrupted our momentum and left us stuttering and sputtering trying to gain traction again. Yesterday, I wandered into a Dollar Tree store in Mountain Home, ID looking at Fall decorations. As I perused these wonders, I almost talked myself out of...
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Thursday, John received a call from an acquaintance who invited us for an outing on Friday. I followed this up with a most common response: Who is this guy? Where are we going? What time are we going? Who else is going? Any women there? How should I dress? Is he ultra-conservative? Is it nearby? And the all important question: Who’s bringing the snacks?! John smiled...
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“T-A-U-T. Taut,” he said. I let my imagination follow his words. He continued, “The crepe paper would grow taut…” I attended a conference this week with colleagues who dedicate themselves to being light in dark places. The speaker to whom I was listening had grown up in a foreign country, though American. He displayed a photo on the...
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“I am not making this up,” I exclaimed to my friend. “Two llamas ran free in the yard where you were staying?” she asked incredulously. “Yes, but that’s not even the WEIRD part,” I protested. She laughed and listened to me regale her with our latest location we had stayed at while traveling in the Pacific Northwest. Pacific...
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