The Good Word

When Nature Takes Over {Part Two}

February 3, 2012 An Expat
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I‘ve been speaking about a simple principle as I’ve witnessed it in South Africa over these past two years {the principle that without discipline nature will take over again} and I would now like to take a moment to speak about hope, and how all this can apply to our spiritual lives. {You can read [...]

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Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

January 30, 2012 A Repat
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It may have occurred to you by now that at some point, it has to happen. I’m still writing With Love, but I’m not writing With Love from Africa anymore. The process of re-entering life here in North Carolina after six years abroad, and two of them in Africa, has been many things, including a [...]

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Hiding and Being Found

January 26, 2012 The Good Word
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Our growth and our progress in following the Lord is a much more cyclical process than I ever first perceived it to be. Like the way plants spring up from the ground in the spring, smile and stretch toward the sky in the summer, turn their faces down to the ground in the fall, and [...]

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Never Underestimate the Power of Reasonable Expectations

January 21, 2012 The Good Word

That was a really long title. But I just couldn’t leave any of it out. For the past week or ten, I’ve been talking about a few different things. I’ve been talking about faith, thankfulness, and how lots of Australians seem to visit this site but don’t comment. I’ve also spoken about parenting. And if [...]

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The Time We Didn’t Buy a Flat

January 18, 2012 An Expat
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The year was 2007. The Hubs and I were not yet ‘the Hubs and I.’ We lived in Edinburgh, Scotland and were preparing for our June wedding in North Carolina. He still came-a-calling to hang out with me in a cute little place off Leith Walk I shared with some lovely girlfriends, the last place [...]

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Waiting for Breakthrough

January 17, 2012 The Good Word

It’s Sunday afternoon, but I don’t feel holy. The Christmas decorations are still up. Managing the kids has left my weekend to-do list virtually untouched. I feel behind on a job that never finishes. I speak harshly, I am frustrated. My impatience shines through, tone, mood, words, actions. And then these words speak Truth to [...]

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I’m a Woman, I’m Not a Robot

January 16, 2012 The Good Word
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Hey guys and dolls. Now that the survey’s in, I know that I can pretty much start most of my posts by just saying “Hey gals.” Or, ladies, muchachas…whatever the word of the day is, at any rate, the key finding is that you’re pretty much all female. Basically, if you’re reading this, you’re either [...]

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For When Your Soul-Boat’s Rocking

January 10, 2012 The Good Word
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I‘ve pondered for a while that night in the boat, when the disciples were so afraid of the wind and the waves and Jesus was asleep on a cushion. That was the time they woke Him up, shouting, “TEACHERRRRR! AHHHHH! DON’T YOU CARE THAT WE’RE GONNA DROWN?!?! ARGHHHH!” Least it went something like that. Maybe [...]

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