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Spiritual Life Skills for Kids: Celebration! (FREE PRINTABLE)

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celebrate celebration baptism

This past Sunday was a beautiful moment for our little family: My husband baptized my two youngest children. read more

All There: Tips on Being Fully, Powerfully Present…with God (FREE PRINTABLE)

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all there present presenceYou’ve been there: Whirling into a coffee shop or dinner with friends. Or talking on the phone while your kids fight in the other room (#methisweek) and you try to remember whether you’ve added salt to the recipe you’re cooking, dang it.

But somehow, the person looking you in the eyes, or on the other end of that phone call has the ability to just…

Be there. read more

“It’s Around Here Somewhere”: On Looking for Joy–and Fighting to See

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Blogging about your personal life can be a little weird.

See, I’m hovering around the six-month mark of our move back to the U.S. from Africa. And when I’m truthful, this last month in particular has been a low point I haven’t hit in a long time. I wonder sometimes about what’s appropriate to share. I believe it’s Brene Brown who says she thinks it’s okay to be vulnerable on a larger scale if first she’s been vulnerable with those close to her. Yet there was also a point  last year where I was like, All of this cyber-honesty is making my blog a real downer. All I need is a few posts about puppy mills and cancer and we’ll be all set! read more

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