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Wednesday's Word: HORIZON

February 18, 2015

Sometimes we run out of words. And sometimes we have too many of them. Sometimes there’s so much to ask that we don’t even know where to begin. Which is why, on Wednesdays, we simplify to one word. Read more about the idea here. Horizon We drove partway to Iowa Friday night to watch Anna’s...

Wednesday's Word: HORIZON

February 18, 2015

Sometimes we run out of words. And sometimes we have too many of them. Sometimes there’s so much to ask that we don’t even know where to begin. Which is why, on Wednesdays, we simplify to one word. Read more about the idea here. Horizon We drove partway to Iowa Friday night to watch Anna’s...

Slow learner

February 12, 2015

Keeping a prayer journal can be a lovely spiritual practice. A record of your faith journey. A chronicle of your growth. But here’s the downside of all those journals I’ve kept, all the heartfelt prayers poured out on paper: they’re also irrefutable proof that I have NOT learned much. I want to think I’ve grown...

Wednesday's Word: TRANSPARENT

February 4, 2015

Sometimes we run out of words. And sometimes we have too many of them. Sometimes there’s so much to ask that we don’t even know where to begin. Which is why, on Wednesdays, we simplify to one word. Read more about the idea here. Transparent One of many things I love about watercolors is their...

Wednesday's Word: TRANSPARENT

February 4, 2015

Sometimes we run out of words. And sometimes we have too many of them. Sometimes there’s so much to ask that we don’t even know where to begin. Which is why, on Wednesdays, we simplify to one word. Read more about the idea here. Transparent One of many things I love about watercolors is their...

Wednesday's Word: SHARPEN

January 28, 2015

Sometimes we run out of words. And sometimes we have too many of them. Sometimes there’s so much to ask that we don’t even know where to begin. Which is why, on Wednesdays, we simplify to one word. Read more about the idea here. Sharpen Pencils are tools for beginners—children learning their alphabets. But they’re...

Wednesday's Word: SHARPEN

January 28, 2015

Sometimes we run out of words. And sometimes we have too many of them. Sometimes there’s so much to ask that we don’t even know where to begin. Which is why, on Wednesdays, we simplify to one word. Read more about the idea here. Sharpen Pencils are tools for beginners—children learning their alphabets. But they’re...

Sharing the miracle

January 26, 2015

When my friend Sherry was in the hospital, broken, nonresponsive, the doctor’s words didn’t contain much hope. She’d stopped breathing. There was certain to be brain damage. The list of concerns went on and on. We didn’t know whether to pray for healing—and the long road it might be, with the potential for more pain—or for...

Wednesday's Word: SCRIBBLE

January 21, 2015

Sometimes we run out of words. And sometimes we have too many of them. Sometimes there’s so much to ask that we don’t even know where to begin. Which is why, on Wednesdays, we simplify to one word. Read more about the idea here. Scribble When we pick up a pencil and scribble, it’s out...

Wednesday's Word: SCRIBBLE

January 21, 2015

Sometimes we run out of words. And sometimes we have too many of them. Sometimes there’s so much to ask that we don’t even know where to begin. Which is why, on Wednesdays, we simplify to one word. Read more about the idea here. Scribble When we pick up a pencil and scribble, it’s out...

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