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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Recent Stuff, and Other Stuff

January 19, 2012 A Repat
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I‘ve been meaning to tell you about a couple of things. But I get distracted and forget a lot. Only having the opportunity to finish your sentence about half the time is one of the things I’ve noticed motherhood… Sorry, what was I talking about? Anyway, we got some good news. Remember these? The Eighteen [...]

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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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Come Outta the Closet, Would Ya?

January 9, 2012 Uncategorized

Hi there, Blokes and Sheilas. Now seriously. I was just looking at my Google Analytics — the behind the scenes numbers that tell me how many people are visiting this site, how many new visitors, how many returning, native languages, countries of origin, blood type, you know, that sort of thing. And when I looked [...]

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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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