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So as I type I have three peacefully sleeping children giving me an opportunity for an afternoon quiet time. A fourth is playing quietly in his room, and two more are in the backyard, home early from their last day of school. The sleeping ones aren’t mine – I didn’t give birth to them – … Continue reading
It’s been a fun couple of days for millions who have taken this opportunity to mock the idea of a rapture and what God’s word has to say about the second coming of Christ. As a Christian, I hesitate to snicker at anything that mocks the word of my Creator, Savior and Coming King, and … Continue reading
It’s been 17 years, but I remember the difficulty of being a pregnant teenager just like it was yesterday. I no longer could relate to my peers. My sin and shame stuck out like a pregnant belly. I was awkward everywhere I went. People stared. People looked away. They judged. There were moments I just wanted … Continue reading
About 20 years ago, I started going out with this super cute boy. He had the most wonderful blue eyes and he paid lots of attention to me. He called me his angel. We spent hours and hours together – every possible waking moment – and when we weren’t together, we were on the phone. … Continue reading
When we think about missions, we think big, complicated stuff. In reality, missions can be just as simple as asking a child, ‘Do you wanna play?’ The other night after church, for example, I was telling my kids to get their stuff together so we could go home and dye Easter eggs. One teenage girl, overhearing this, … Continue reading
Backyard Missionary 