Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
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In my Father’s house there’s a place for me… (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 2)
A few weeks after the merger conversation stopped and the churches parted ways, someone asked me how I was feeling about it all. One of the first things I mentioned was that I…
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Free Indeed (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 1)
2023 brought many opportunities for our family to grow and change. One of the biggest opportunities was the sixth months our church spent in "conversation" with another local church about a potential church…
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“Behold Him…” – A Christmas Prayer for the (Still) Weary
I don't know what you are facing this Christmas. Maybe, like me, your days are filled with wearily managing a child with special needs or a spouse with mental illness and you feel…
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Redemption Stories: My Song in the Night
I began writing music when I was 16, a scared girl who found comfort in God - my "song in the night." The originator of our Psalm 118 song was our youngest guild member,…
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In the Hands of the Master Builder: Faith Deconstruction (and Reconstruction)
Initially, my "deconstruction" may have started with dismantling and throwing out things I felt didn't fit the structure I was trying to build. Thankfully, and but by the grace of God, I quickly…
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Iron & Crystal: Thoughts on 15 Years of Marriage
Iron and crystal may seem like stark opposites, and I wouldn't disagree. But fifteen years of marriage and all of our shared experiences have taught us that both are absolutely needed. In spite of…
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I’m Invited to the Table of the Lord: The Lord’s Table & Hospitality
This understanding that I am accepted and personally invited to the Lord's Table (like I invite people to MY table) has given me such joy - such settled satisfaction - in participating in…
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Disentangling (and reclaiming) the hymns of the Lord’s Table
As my fingers have learned new accompaniments of hymns I've known from my childhood, my heart has been disentangling them from the meanings ascribed to them in legalistic environments. The words have washed…
- Beauty in the Mess, Family, Homeschooling, Marriage, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
Inadequate
I am inadequate. Every. Single. Day. Every day I ask God why He chose me because surely someone else could do a better job. We share these things...boast in these things...so that you might…
- Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Lifestyle, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life, Miscellaneous, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
2022 In Review
2022 was a good year for me and for my family. It was productive and meaningful, and I would like to briefly give a family update and share some of our accomplishments.
