The Good Word

To Observe and to See

January 6, 2012 The Good Word

I‘m reading wise words about thankfulness. That 5 x 7 I’ve thought long and hard about, the one that can frame all of life in the best of ways. And in whispers that speak life to my soul, I’m reminded we we enter His courts with Thanksgiving, we walk through those gates with Praise. How [...]

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On Gifts OR What Aisle Has the Elbow Grease?

January 3, 2012 The Good Word
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Laugh if you want. I think I was in college when I first realized “elbow grease” wasn’t something you could purchase in the cleaning aisle at your local supermarket. It was one of those expressions that must’ve gone in one ear and out the other for a while. The only job I ever held in [...]

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Wisdom, Hope and the New Year Bleh

January 2, 2012 The Good Word
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Listen to the creak of the door — I am opening the honesty box again. Not to tell you about how I am a bit grouchy because I’m sleep-deprived {or that someone once told me what you’re doing on New Year’s day is what you’ll be doing all year long so I was careful not [...]

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Nine Months (On the Outside)

December 20, 2011 Baby Photos
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This darlingpreciousangelpumpkin of ours has been on the outside for over nine months now. And I love the thought that that now means he’s been on the outside longer than he was on the inside. Seems like some kind of special milestone. And in these nine months, he’s taught us a thing or two that [...]

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Tis the Season: For His Presence

December 19, 2011 The Good Word
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There are a lot of things I love about the Christmas season. Like the twinkly lights, chilly weather (when we’re in the northern hemisphere), happy smiley faces at shopping malls, pretty window displays, and treats that combine the magic of chocolate and peppermint or chocolate and pretzels…well basically chocolate and anything. But what I want [...]

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Plastic Baby Jesus

December 14, 2011 The Good Word

The Bear came home from preschool with a plastic baby Jesus last week. I’m going to be honest with you, I didn’t like him. I love that he is learning about Jesus, learning the Bible, and learning so many other wonderful things at preschool. But Plastic Baby Jesus, or PBJ, for short, I wasn’t sure [...]

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Like a Leaf on a Wednesday

December 7, 2011 A Repat

Here I sit on a Wednesday morning. Freshly fallen leaves have scattered across the yard outside. A squirrel is vigorously digging to retrieve something from the ground. There’s a gentle breeze, and though this is December, and North Carolina, the Bear left for preschool without a coat this morning and I could probably open the [...]

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Moving Again

November 29, 2011 A Repat

It was way back at the end of June when we packed those Eighteen Boxes and Mr. Potato Head and took off for wintry Bloemfontein and two months of unforgettable memories. As we drove back from Thanksgiving in Atlanta Sunday evening, sun setting, sky deep blue, and yellow near the horizon, the branches of a [...]

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