Monthly Archives: January 2006

Looking For a Way Out

It’s 3:13 am. I’m a little mad about that. Personally, I don’t think God should be allowed to wake me up at this forsaken hour. It kinda cuts into my sleeping time. Nevertheless, here I sit—all cloistered in my closet, … Continue reading

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What Do You Do At a Stop Light?

We’ve got a LIFE group (midweek Bible study, home group-type thing) that meets at our house once a week. We’re going through the book of James and last night we happened to be in Chapter 2. We got on the … Continue reading

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It Could Be Me

I generally don’t like forwarded emails, but this little anecdote cracked me up…because this would SO happen to me. The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget…. this particular Sunday sermon…”Dear Lord,” the minister began, with arms extended toward … Continue reading

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A Unique Perspective on Abortion

Abortion was legalized in America 33 years ago yesterday. Consider this powerful perspective from someone who was there celebrating…and now is not. SLIPPERY SLOPES REVISITED A Second Wave Feminist Blows Out the Candles for Roe v. Wade Twenty-seven years ago … Continue reading

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Week in Review

What I really want to talk about at this moment is another Dumb Thing to add to my Dumb Things Series, but I’ll resist the urge. Wouldn’t want people to think I’m always focusing on the negative…even though I am. … Continue reading

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Dumb Thing #2

…when your email isn’t working and you don’t know why…and when calling someone who should know how to fix it seems futile…and you realize how dependent you are on email…and you wonder if you really should be entrusting your connection … Continue reading

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What Goes Around…

It was about 13 years ago. I was young, single, in college and I had it totally together. I thought so anyway. I was visiting a friend of mine in Minnesota and one of our outings was to the Mall … Continue reading

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Dumb Thing #1 (Part 3)

(Here’s Part 1 and Part 2 if you need to catch up.) Moving on… What can I do to fix it? As you can see, this issue (i.e. paying off $25,000 in debt) is not black and white. There’s a … Continue reading

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Dumb Thing #1 (Part 2)

(If you’re just joining us, you may wanna read Part 1 first.) So, now for question Numero Uno: What can I learn about the past so this doesn’t happen again? Well, with regards to the credit card debt specifically, I’ve … Continue reading

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Dumb Thing #1

In keeping with my melancholy, the-glass-is-basically-empty outlook on life, I’ve decided to add a new category to this site called “Dumb Things.” This new category will give me a place to post my thoughts about things in life that I … Continue reading

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