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Ten women who taught me everything I know: Yvonne
She may have done it wrong but the message was right. She’s my mother. The other three stories so far that I’ve shared are of women who played a significant role in my life, two of whom were my grandmothers. But none of those women’s influence exist without this story. …
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We are all builders
Almost two weekends ago, we dropped my daughter off to college in Connecticut. It is quite a transition to be sure and triggers deep self-reflection. Questions about my role as a mother, a parent as well as a Christian example keeps me up at night. I consider two big questions…
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Savior or Lord
I have made many commitments to follow Jesus Christ over the course of my life, but the first time was at the age of seven. We were sitting in Sunday morning church service and at the urging of my mother, my cousin and I took the steps down from the…
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Ten women who taught me everything I know: Elaine
It can’t just look good it needs to be good. “ Almost 20 years ago, I married my second husband. He is an amazing gift from God to me and my son. One of the characteristics I admire the most is his consistency. His public persona is exactly identical to…
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AI Christianty
One of my newest addictions on social media is to watch videos of babies having conversations as if they were adults. Out the mouths of those chubby cheeks are the voices of grown adults on topics that range from court cases to relationships. The topics are not all funny or…
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Ten women who taught me everything I know: Inez
Just because it starts off broke doesn’t mean God can’t fix it in the middle. We were sitting at the back of the church while she told me a small part of the story of her marriage. I was 24 years old and felt trapped in a very dysfunctional one. There…
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What’s love got to do with it?
Forty years ago, Tina Turner a music icon performed arguably her greatest hit, “Whats Love Got to Do With It” at the 27th Grammys Awards show. It was her comeback performance after ending a very abusive 16 year marriage. The lyrics tell a story of a woman who had…
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The Power of the Pivot
When I was in the 7th grade our physical education class included learning to play the game of netball. Netball, though very similar to American basketball has some significant differences. The one difference I remember most vividly is that where in basketball the players can run freely, make themselves available anywhere…
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Grief Recovery
Can you ever recover from grief? Is it possible to heal from the loss of another human being? I recently participated in a grief recovery workshop at which I facilitated one of the small groups. My job was to listen to the individual stories of loss, provide support as well…
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Personal artifacts… each one tells a unique story
I once attended a professional development session for teachers which began with a lecture from a very distinguished professor. To begin his talk, he displayed a copy of the first pages of Elvis Presley’s passport. At first sight I was like probably many others in the auditorium, confused. What did…
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