Day 14 There must be a secret place where all my good ideas go to hide when it is time to deliver. All throughout the day, especially the mornings, I feel like I am flowing and have lots of ideas to write about……lots of ideas, intriguing thoughts. Fun stories. Fast forward to night time to…
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Addictions
Day 13 A friend is struggling with something addictive. Something that she knows isn’t good for her but takes part in it anyway. Something that could drive her life into total chaos–and in fact, has–but still can’t seem to totally let it go. It seems so obvious and clear that it is not good for…
The Coffee Butterfly Effect
Day 12 How did I end up here? Drastically searching for a towel…any towel, something to soak up the mess. Where do I start first? It’s all wet and with each passing second, brown stains are etching their way into a status of permanent damage. Damage to the carpet, walls…it’s everywhere. Stains on pictures, iPads,…
Memorial Days of Our Lives
Day 11 All weekend we have been celebrating Memorial Day….or the days leading up to the day. Family time, time off of work, BBQs, fishing and whatever else comes up. Moments of silence. There really isn’t a good way to remember or actually memorialize the sacrifice that has been paid for us. Or is there?…
Making Space
Day 10 Story goes, Jesus was preaching in Capernaum as His ministry was getting started. Outside, laid a man on a mat, paralyzed, who couldn’t get in to Jesus because of the crowd surrounding Jesus inside. The crowd kept the man that needed to be healed from getting to Jesus. There was no space for…
Binge Watching TV
Day 8 Why is it that we, as humans, get so caught up in stories? And now, thanks to Netflix, the ability to binge watch. One could speculate the likely end of cultured society. Why should we feel bad for filling ourselves on fantasy of story? For focusing on the story that touches places we…
The Quilt Project
Day 7 and Day 9 When I was around 10 years old, my mom, an English as a second language teacher, headed up a Holocaust Quilt Project. Looking back, my perspective and my mom’s perspective of the project, at the time were very different. I remember glimpses of what was going on. The parts I…
Long Nights & Banquets
Day 6 Season of the Long Nights and Banquets All day feeling like an empty shell after a long grueling night. When kids cough all night, parents don’t sleep. You would think that after 21 years of parenting, that sick nights can’t throw us any more. Not true. Last night Jiornee was up most of…
Step Praise
Day 4 Have you ever been so wrapped up in the destination that you forget to notice the way in which you got there? Went right up the steps on your way to the stage and paid no attention to the steps as you climbed over them? Interesting is that for most of our lives,…
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