Work-in-Progress Wednesday: Blessings in Disguise

Wow, I can't tell you how much this week has been a blessing to me so far.  Just knowing that my evening schedule is completely open (well except for today) is such a relief after running around like a crazy person for the last few months.  I don't even have anxiety for the start of the basketball season, because I know I can use that time to (mostly) relax instead of having that time slot filled as a coach. Yesterday, I was somewhat disappointed to miss Bible study (as I look forward to it every week), but Rapunzel was home…

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Today is for…

Today is for making peace with my office. Today is for putting away one section of our lives (field hockey) and opening another (basketball). Today is for taking my babies to the library. Today is for enjoying warm weather in November. Today is for reading. Today is for writing. Today is for breathing in.  Breathing out. Today is for answering questions. Today is for pondering next steps. Today is for warm rolls with honey. Today is for stir fry. Today is for brownies and milk. Today is for red, orange, yellow. For falling leaves. For being.   Today is __________.  Fill in…

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Work-in-Progress Wednesday: Peaceful Thinking

This month we've really been feeling the pain of busy-ness that is back-to-school and sports and football games and other miscellaneous STUFF that comes with the fall months.  Last week was busy, and this week is no different.  So this is where you find me today on Work-in-Progress Wednesday.  Stuck in the busy-ness of life and just trying to catch up a little bit.  From this: On Monday, Rapunzel had to get a tooth pulled (poor kid), so we spent probably TWO HOURS at the dentist (they were running behind).  We rushed from there to the Halloween parade, because the kids…

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Persistent Prayer

I was going to write about fear today, since Halloween is on Saturday...but I realized I couldn't abandon my talk on the armor of God without one important aspect.  I know we've finished putting on every piece of armor, but there's one specific instruction that Paul gives us after explaining the armor.  And that is to pray.  Here it is in Ephesians 6, verse 18: Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. Notice that your instructions aren't just to pray sometimes--like "God help me…

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Dear Addict

This is one of those posts I wasn't sure I was going to write. I've been sitting on it for quite a while. But with this being Red Ribbon Week, I felt now might be one of the best times to finally sit down and open up. As many of you know, Rapunzel's biological father passed away a little over 2 1/2 years ago. It's a complicated story--one for another day--but the long and short of it is that he was caught up in addiction. Addicted for close to 18 years to heroin, we lost him to a drug overdose…

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