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Hi, I'm Amy. I amwas the pastor's wife. And I have issues. 
Category Archives: Love & Marriage
How we talk to our kids about gay marriage & other tough questions, Part 2
Kids ask a lot of questions; it’s their job. As I said last week, as parents, our job is to answer them. Hayley asked an innocent enough question at the lunch table the other day from which a very interesting … Continue reading
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How we talk to our kids about gay marriage & other tough questions
Photo by Oberazzi An interesting conversation bloomed at the lunch table with our 7 and 9 year olds the other day. One small question turned into a full-blown discussion about gay marriage and I thought I’d let you in on … Continue reading
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Mundane things for God
As a brief recap of my recent brain swirls, I was talking about my struggle to know that my purpose is all around me, right now, in my “mundane” life, and that fulfilling one’s purpose doesn’t happen only when a … Continue reading
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Uganda, a former atheist & more
I’m short on time, thus the bullet points: We’re planning a mission trip to Uganda this summer. You can read more about it here. I finished The Shack. My thoughts coming soon. Next up, Katt’s in the Cradle by Ginger … Continue reading
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There’s hope
Discovering Facebook has been both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it has provided me the opportunity to reconnect with lots of long-lost friends and a curse because it has provided me the opportunity to see the foolishness … Continue reading
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Grace & oranges
The fruit of grace is like the lovely and abundant oranges produced from a tiny orange seed, planted, nourished and watered by the Creator. The fruit of good works is like the lovely but limited oranges I picked elsewhere and … Continue reading
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A fine mothering moment
So the last several weeks the last year, the baby has been waking up between 2 and 5 times a night. And when I’m aroused from R.E.M. sleep multiple times per night for several nights in a row, I’m a … Continue reading
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Divorce
I’ve been thinking about divorce lately after hearing how it’s touching the lives of some friends. Very often we look at is as a solution to a problem between two people. But it’s so much more than that. It’s like … Continue reading
Fireproof the movie
I highly recommend it. Married or not. Great message. And no crap. I can’t remember the last time I went to a movie in which there was no crap. In fact, there was one kiss where the main character (played … Continue reading
Grief is a path, not a destination
I’ve been studying the Sermon on the Mount and I’ve been camping out in the Beatitudes. I’ve never really studied them in depth, just read over them as though they were an introduction to what Christ really wanted to say. … Continue reading
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