Category: faith
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January 30, 2026: Gratitude
Lord, thank you for sunshine. Thank you for family movie nights and good conversation and things to look forward to.
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January 28, 2026: Gratitude
Lord, thank you for free workout classes and follow-up phone calls to remind me that I was selected! Thank you for the other beginners in the class that made trying something new less intimidating. Thank you for the helpful staff and coach at Orangetheory. Thank you for pre-workout. (I dragged myself to that door but…
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January 26, 2026: Gratitude
Lord, thank you for giving me a voice to speak even if it shakes. Thank you for the frigid temperatures and the whisper of wind that carries crisp steps across the snow without the bite of cold. Thank you for a great team. Thank you for lunch routines and a commitment to friendship in the…
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37 Years
Last night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when the cloud coverage cleared and the stars peeked hello, the aurora borealis danced slowly across the sky in choreographed colors. I was on my way to bed when my husband knocked on the door to whisper an invitation. “Come outside,” he implored. It’s a nightly ask from a…
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Tell me about a time…
You were on a team and it impacted your life. The pastor leading the group discussion sits down to my left and angles toward me. I’m already uncomfortable. I’m sitting in the second seat, stage right of a U-shaped seating arrangement. It only occurred to me after I sat down that it was most likely…
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Currently Reading: Bandersnatch
Well, to be truthful, I’ve just finished the book. I had to wait until the very end to write this because it stretched me and I needed to know where it finished. The title alone tells you that this book falls wildly outside of the ordinary. The author manifests a purposefully unconventional approach to Christianity…
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Snow Camp and Rule Breakers
This past weekend I headed north with 700+ students, my fellow small group leaders (Aren’t we a good-looking bunch?), coaches and church staff to SpringHill Camp for what is lovingly referred to as “Snow Camp” 2018 edition. I usually take a lot of flack around this time of year. Everyone loves reminiscing about my very…
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Life has been a little hectic lately.
Life has been a little hectic lately. In the last 7 weeks or so, I have worked in inordinate amount of overtime. Do you still call it overtime when you’re a salaried employee? Not just a few late nights here and there or a few early meetings but multiple days’ worth of time. Leading up to our…
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