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    How to have Faith in the Middle of the Story

    And so… perhaps there is value in writing about faith in the middle. Not the naïve faith of believing it’ll all work out the way we want. Nor the defeated faith of assuming God is going to do whatever he…

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    Ending the Year In the Arms of my Shepherd

    This year as I read through the Christmas story I find myself most resonating with the Shepherds. Like them, I am wrangling disobedient, stubborn, anxious, and sassy sheep (well… can sheep be sassy?). Like them I’m up at weird hours,…

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    If It’s Not Okay, Then This is Not the End

    Grandpa had dementia for awhile. Slowly his brain began to let him down. He could have an in-depth conversation about his stock portfolio, but couldn’t tell you how to make a sandwich. He could retell in detail the birth stories…

  • In All Your Caregiving, Who Cares for You?

    Excerpt from “Who Cares for You?: A four week Bible study for caregivers. Available Now!   There is a picture on my phone that is hard for me to look at. It’s of me lying on the sofa with our…