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Beauty for Ashes

Isaiah 61:3
"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified."

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Beer-lahai-roi- God sees

Beer-lahai-roi- God sees

A desire began within me. Brewing slowly, bubbling in my hidden places before suddenly spilling over. Perhaps the longing appeared out...

Sep 17, 20216 min read

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Broken Girl

Broken Girl

My girl, she was quiet on the drive home. I had seen it; the way that girl crossed her arms over her middle, as superior. I had heard...

Aug 29, 20219 min read

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Under the Willow

Under the Willow

I’ve always had a thing for willows. The weeping tree. It may sound a bit odd; I know. But there’s something about the way it swoops...

Aug 16, 20216 min read

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He Already Knows

He Already Knows

I am steady, until suddenly I’m not. Running strong, and then abruptly, walking weary. Tonight was one of those times. One where you...

Jul 25, 20214 min read

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Stiller of Storms

Stiller of Storms

Finally. At last, the moment has arrived. Teeth have been brushed, pajamas slipped on, favorite parts have been told to my...

Jul 15, 20217 min read

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When I don't feel like it

When I don't feel like it

Sundays. The day of rest. The day my heart longs for much of the week. The day I get to sit with Bible cracked open, waiting for words...

Jun 27, 20219 min read

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Extraordinary Ordinary

Extraordinary Ordinary

It was an ordinary day. It was a day just like another one I have seemed to live a thousand times. It was million things all wrapped...

Jun 24, 20218 min read

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Soles of Compassion

Soles of Compassion

Compassion. I like that word compassion. When the days are long, and the road suddenly curving in places I never would have imagined,...

May 22, 20218 min read

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Fragile and Fair

Fragile and Fair

I scrub dishes like it’s my job. Motherhood? Full-time dish washer. Comes with bonus of raising five small humans who run at top-speed....

May 14, 20216 min read

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Marvelous Motherhood

Marvelous Motherhood

I wake up and trudge downstairs. He knows to envelop me at first sight. I fall into it…let him fill in my fatigue with all his strength....

May 9, 20218 min read

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Broken Mama

Broken Mama

To those babies I never held in my hands…I want you to know…I held you close on my heart. I prayed for you before you were formed. I...

May 3, 20218 min read

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Original "one" by God

Original "one" by God

I ran over the hockey net. It lay fragmented on the cement as I left to pick up the babysitter. Lifeless. Nothing would be able to...

Apr 26, 20215 min read

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Mourning Mother-in-waiting

Mourning Mother-in-waiting

I was going to save this post for leading up to Mother’s Day. Because I wanted all of you who feel the pangs of an empty womb to know I...

Apr 20, 20216 min read

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Communing tears

Communing tears

We walked into church like any other week. Five kids in tow, rummaging through all our stuff, settling into the pew, picking apart...

Apr 18, 20215 min read

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Broken Day

Broken Day

He asked me how it went. I knew he would. I told him maybe he could read about it later. For some reason I felt the need to remember...

Apr 7, 20218 min read

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The Broken Way

The Broken Way

Just a few years ago, I remember my husband saying if he had a favorite holiday, that it would be what the world calls Easter time-the...

Apr 4, 20217 min read

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