“Hug your reader with your words.” That’s what Cec Murphey said. Hug your dad with your words. That’s what the quiet voice in my head echoed back to me. My dad is not a hugger.
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“Hug your reader with your words.” That’s what Cec Murphey said. Hug your dad with your words. That’s what the quiet voice in my head echoed back to me. My dad is not a hugger.
Read moreI had a friend years ago whose relationship with her mother was strained. They talked regularly. And though they honestly loved each other, it was not uncommon for their conversations to end in utter frustration.
Read moreThursday, June 14, 7:15 a.m. The storm has turned the highway into a river. White-knuckled and blinded by the pounding rain on my windshield, I want to be anywhere but here. I pray for the
Read moreIt was probably a decade ago now. But I remember the anxiousness of that night. Corey’s gear was packed. I knew how important these bi-annual adventure trips were to my husband, but I hated the
Read moreHe sat on the couch and listened to How He Loves over and over. We had just learned his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, and this was my hubby’s way of dealing with the news. Worship.
Read moreMy husband spent a number of years in church leadership. I’ve seen him serve and I know his heart and I believe God gifted him as a leader. But he has stepped out of that
Read moreSometimes I fail as a mom. Sometimes I triumph. Sometimes I cry with my boys. Sometimes I laugh with them. And sometimes I am at such a loss for what to do that I just
Read moreA few months ago, I attended a funeral. The mother-in-law of my best friend. The mom of one of Corey’s closest friends. It was a heart-wrenching year for Josh and Marti as they watched an
Read moreThe minor burns have been worth it. Every year during Fourth of July week, my hubby and I load up our boys and head to Nebraska where they spend a week at Grandpa and Grandma’s
Read moreI love backpacking. If you had told me 20 years ago that those words would someday escape my mouth, I would’ve thought you’d mistaken me for someone else. But I married a guy who loves
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