Story :: Our Journey of Heartache and Grace from Eden to Evermore

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Steven James. His Patrick Bowers thrillers are so beautifully written that even though they walk the very edge of what my wimpy self can handle in the blood and...

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Does God Notice?

In the past few weeks, aside from all the usual amazing things He does (like keeping the earth traveling around the sun at precisely the correct angle to support life…you know…the usual), God has taken...

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First Day Fears

First day of 1st grade Tomorrow is the first day of third grade for my sweet Emma, so I decided to revisit something I wrote two years ago—on the first day of first grade (isn’t there a Veggie Tales...

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Currents :: August 18

This week's currents... Books: Have you ever read anything by Jenny B. Jones? She’s a hoot. Fun YA/chick-lit. I stayed up way too late several times this week reading So Not Happening. (This begs...

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Where Do You Live?

Where do you live? I don’t mean geographically. I mean day-to-day. Hour-by-hour. Minute-by-minute. I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and I’ve come to this conclusion. I live in that murky place...

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Currents :: August 11

The currents of my life . . . where wonders and weirdness collide. Books: I read a fun novel, Wish You Were Here by Beth K. Vogt. I’ve started quite a few books this summer that simply haven’t...

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Lethal Legacy by Irene Hannon

I broke one of my personal reading rules for this book. I never (well, I guess now that would be almost never) read the books from a series out of order. I worry that I might be missing something...

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Raising Financially Confident Kids

I know I said I’d be reviewing books and such every other week, but I had the opportunity to review two great books from Revell—one fiction, one nonfiction—but both reviews needed to be posted during...

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Want to Get Wet?

I just returned from a wonderful week of vacation in the mountains of North Carolina. We had an amazing time and I'm looking forward to sharing bits of what God showed me in the weeks ahead. But...

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Review: You Are A Writer by Jeff Goins

I keep expecting Edie to tell me she's had enough of me, but she keeps letting me invade her corner of the internet on the first Thursday of the month! Today, I'm sharing my thoughts on a great e-book...

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