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What I know now
“Are you an albino?” “I was wondering that, too. You know…because of the hair and big lips.” Those questions? Those comments? They were made about me. All while trying to get through an already awkward middle school gym class. Those comments told me these things: You don’t fit in. You look different. You don’t belong.…
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Better than yesterday
Yesterday. Yesterday was tough. Yesterday you lost your temper. Yesterday you failed as a mom. Yelled at your kids. Snapped at your husband. A co-worker. A friend. Yesterday you slipped. You fell back into old habits. Looking for anything to take away the pain, grief, sadness, loneliness you feel. Yesterday you didn’t meet all the…
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One simple word of gratitude
“Just wanted to let you know I am grateful for you and all you do for us! I love you!” This was the text I sent after being challenged at the beginning of a company wide meeting to send a message to someone to let them know we were grateful for them. It wasn’t hard…
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Dear Weary Mama…
Dear Weary Mama, I know the kind of day you have had. Today was one of those “nice” days. One of those days when the chill of winter was finally gone from the air. There was not a cloud in the sky. The sun was shining, and the temperature just right. After a season…
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Fear not
I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 “I’m not sending the kids up, since you are asleep.” This is what my husband had declared to me as he got the kids off to school. Part of the morning routine he has handled…
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A BFF like no other
The subject of friendships has been the topic of much discussion in the many roles I have in this crazy thing called life. Friendships, especially those you have when growing up, can be hard to navigate. Tough to figure out who is true, and who is not really that good for you. Who is going…
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An open letter to a young father
The picture above is me at around 22. My oldest about 3. Tomorrow that little boy will be celebrating the first birthday of his own son, at the tender age of 21. Tonight as we settle down for Sunday dinner and celebrate this precious life on the eve of that momentous birthday, I want that…
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Would you go where they go?
“How do they do it? How do they find each other? It’s like they can sniff out each other’s chaos?” These are sometimes the conversations I have about the relationships amongst growing kids. How they decide to form attachments to those who are either good or bad for them. How we, as adults, do the…
Grace 'n Grounds
Encouragement Grounded in His Truth
Grace 'n Grounds 