May 21, 2012 with 21 Comments

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Why I do what I do

Every few days I go through a similar routine.

I’ll write a decent blog post, maybe even an interesting one to publish the following day.

Then I spend a few hours obsessing over its relevance.

Is it interesting enough? Will it bring in more readers? Will I regret not choosing something more current event-ish?

After mulling it over until my brain hurts, I finally pick up the phone and call someone, usually my sister.

She’s typically too busy living her life to answer the phone, so I resort to my biggest fan in the world – my mom.

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May 19, 2012 with 2 Comments

Short Saturday Post

My top 10 favorite things this week:

10. A random challenge on a blog I occasionally follow called In over your Head.

9.  Seth Godin wrote this article on how the digital revolution is impacting us. Loved it. 

8. I’m still mulling this article over by Al Mohler.

7. This was by far the grossest thing I saw all week.

6. I loved Chicago Tribune’s Phil Vettel’s Summer Eating List which is probably only useful if you live in Chicago, but a great list to have!

5.Favorite Bible Passage this week: Psalm 56: This I know that God is for me.

4.Best Picture of the week.

3. Favorite Follow on Facebook or Twitter: Heather Headley!

2.New show I’m addicted to: Sherlock on the BBC.

1. A place you need to go to this weekend if you aren’t already planning on it!

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May 18, 2012 with 10 Comments

Summer Reading List

Summer’s here, it’s time to read.

Everybody’s sharing their Summer reading list, and I’m no slacker in that area.

So here’s my Summer Reading List. Feel free to share yours in the comments section!

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May 17, 2012 with 10 Comments

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Mom vs. Pediatrician: 4 things you need to know

My friend told me this true story yesterday.

She went for her usual appointment with her pediatrician, 3 children in tow.

I should begin by telling you about my friend.

She is as calm as I am hyper. She is young, and pretty, and married to her high school sweet heart since the age of 19. She is educated and artistic. She even has a blog.

She has 3 lovely well kept and well nourished kids who regularly show up on her blog: two boys and a girl, ages 8,6, and 4ish.

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May 16, 2012 with 11 Comments

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Advice to a 10 year old Boy

We’re living in difficult days. People are worried about the effects of the culture on their kids.

You’re lucky you don’t have one of your own, I hear them say. It’s a scary world out there, they mumble.

If I had a 10 year old boy, here are 5 things I’d want him to know.

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May 15, 2012 with 21 Comments

Scripture Memory Team

This is our last Scripture Memory entry for this academic year.

If you’ve participated in it and have memorized 17 out of 17 verses, I have a feeling someone is high fiving you up in heaven.

If you’re done your best and have even a couple of verses memorized, your efforts are not wasted either!

You can still enter a verse to memorize over the next 2 weeks. We will then take a break for the summer, and I will let you know what our fall Scripture Memory plan will be as we get closer to September!

Happy Tuesday!

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May 14, 2012 with 3 Comments

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Are you Small Group Leader Material?

Last week I finished up a year long Bible study of the book of Acts.

It was amazing. It was invigorating.

And it was utterly impossible without the 16 Small Group (SG) leaders who ran the course with me.

If you go to an evangelical church in the western world in the year 2012, odds are you know what a SG leader is. Odds are you’re familiar with every awkward pause they’ve allowed, you’ve squirmed under their slit eyed scrutiny, and you have likely developed a pretty strong opinion on what your SG leader should or should not be doing.

You’re a monday morning rear-view mirror SG leader.

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May 13, 2012 with 19 Comments

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Mother’s Day for the Non Mother

For some of you reading this post, today is the worst the day of the year.

It’s a reminder of dreams unfulfilled, plans unaccomplished, love unrequited, and wombs still empty.

If you’re in my over 40 crowd, the feeling is even worse because hope is now dimmer than it used to be at 30.

I’m sorry.

I’m really really sorry.

In an effort to cheer you up – which is the only thing I feel like I can do – I thought I’d break my “no blog on Sunday” tradition and give you 10 things to do to get you through Mother’s day if you’re not a Mother:

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May 12, 2012 with 5 Comments

Short Saturday Post

I’d like to introduce you to the most unpopular Christian since Jesus Christ.

He was thrown into prison more than a couple of different times.

He was beaten almost to death.

He was stoned.

He was cold.

He was mocked.

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May 11, 2012 with 34 Comments

Random Friday

Do you ever get tired of wearing the same thing over and over again and suddenly feel like going out and buying a new outfit?

Yeah. Me too.

So I’ve been thinking that it’s time to shake things up a bit on the blog.

Are you ready for it?

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