the long way home
Prince died today. I hold his music close to my heart. I know all the words to all his greatest songs. Some of my earliest memories are singing along to Little…
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It was me.
“Before I can live with other folks, I’ve got to live with myself.” -Harper Lee I have a pocket full of excuses and blame. My marriage failed for a million…
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Tomorrow is a new day.
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is…
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when you aren’t prepared…
I’m not prepared. Christmas is a week away. Sure, the house is decorated and presents are bought. But our advent readings have been left untouched, unopened. My heart and my attitude?…
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dreaming of…
filling that backyard with laughter, putting a tree in the same corner year after year, putting holes into freshly painted walls, grocery shopping, snuggling up during Christmas break, hot chocolate…
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still here
“She woke up in the morning with the option of being anyone she wished. How beautiful it was then that she always chose herself.” -Tyler Kent White It’s been eight…
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Dear Boys,
Do not be afraid. -Isaiah 41:10 Dear Boys, When I was in Kindergarten, a boy named Lance took my sweater and would not give it back. We fought over it…
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dreaming of…
next year- will we be standing on (more) solid ground? a house- a place that’s ours, lived in and well-loved. framed pictures- years worth of family pictures, with dusty frames….
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Small Talk
I’m no good at small talk. I’m no good at the generic response, “I’m good. How are you?” In some cases, that makes me a not-so-good Southerner. Southerners like to…