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Sitting on the old leather couch or rocking slowly in a rickety glider, I’m surrounded by my children as we read together. I feed my little ones on stories morning, noon and night. Serving up Harry the Dirty Dog for breakfast, The Magic Tree House becomes...
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My heart is like the half-moon peaking out of the mid-day blue sky. There is more, always more, hidden; more than I can know or see. Lord, teach me to tend, carefully, the shadow places where deep roots dwell. Teach me to love, tenderly, the cool darkness, to prize it...
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(I recently spent six days inpatient in a local Behavioral Health unit due to the onset of severe and debilitating panic attacks. I continue to work now, on the other side of that darkness, to process the experience, to understand its place in my story. To...
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That night I baked Zucchini bread from her recipe, four small loaves, and lit a green candle in the top of one. “Are we having a party because she died?” my six year old son asks. “We’re lighting a candle to honor her life,” I said. “Oh,” he adds, “that’s what I...
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Last week I added a new tab on the blog announcing the plan to start a private online book club for anyone interested in joining. You can read all about that HERE. This week I want to announce our first book and offer you a chance to win a free...
