The recent tragedy in Paris and stories of those who lost their friends make me pause to savor life and the priceless gift of friendship. I hold my treasures close. I know you do, too. Last weekend I visited Oregon where I had spent a few childhood years. It was a long-awaited weekend back to where first thoughts […]
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Parenting is not for the faint of heart. Or soul. Or body. Especially if one has boys. This past Saturday night is a case in point. Brace yourself. My husband was away at a campout with the two oldest, supervising an airsoft gun war. That sounds dangerous. I’m more than happy to stay safe at
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Breast cancer is scary. Waaaay scarier than ghosts or goblins. This fall marks the 5-year anniversary of my positive test for the genetic mutation for breast and ovarian cancer, BRCA2, and my preventative double mastectomy. And as we wrap up Breast Cancer Awareness month today, I want to pay tribute to my friends and family
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Recently, a company asked me to record a few video blogs about how I experience God’s love and how we can show others that God loves them. I’m guessing this probably isn’t what they were expecting…
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For the life of me, I can’t remember my friend’s birthdays. Last Friday morning, just before I left to teach at a women’s retreat, I texted a dear friend in town to say, “I want to bring you one of my LOVED shirts so you can wear it and feel loved all day long on your birthday!”
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It’s just a blanket, given to him by a friend. But my 7-year old wants it with him as we drive to the hospital in the early morning hours while it’s still dark outside. It’s soft, made of fleece and soccer balls- the sport my son was playing when he broke his leg last week. It’s a
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(Click on the audio bar above to hear this blog post.) There are many books I want to write in my lifetime. Many about communication. But there’s one book I had to write first. In the next few weeks it will be available on Amazon.com. Four years ago I was shocked when I tested positive for
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(For the audio recording of this post, click on the bar above) How I ended up in women’s shoes at Walmart, I’ll never know. I didn’t even need shoes. I was just meandering. I had dropped off my fourth son at a Father-Son campout and honestly, I was a bit lost. No good reason
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(Click on the audio bar above for a recording of this post) A second nurse has contracted Ebola. I don’t know about you, but that news made me want to wear a Hazmat suit to the grocery store, or just lock myself in my house and order my food online! But even then some pizza delivery
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“Ben is trying to steal Jackson from me!” My son was distraught. The friend he thought was his “best friend” was spending a lot of time with another friend. “I know. It’s hard when it looks that way,” I said. Then I asked, “So what’s the scariest thing about that for you?” Big tears welled
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