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Inside the Las Vegas Shooting: a Survivor’s Story of Heroes

October 9, 2017 1 Comment
Debbi, a 61-year-old woman from California, was on a girls’ weekend to Vegas, celebrating a couple of birthdays with her…
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Sometimes They Belong Someplace Bigger

October 5, 2017 1 Comment
Tyler found a roly-poly, one of those little black bugs that curls up into a ball. He found it as…
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“You Did Not Forget.”

October 2, 2017 4 Comments
“You did not forget to punish the guilty or listen to the cries of those in need.” Psalm 9:12 Those…
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Julia and Dolly

September 29, 2017 3 Comments
There’s this story I love about Julia Roberts and Dolly Parton, back in the late eighties when they were filming…
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Nora Ephron’s Five Words

September 27, 2017 1 Comment
I love Nora Ephron. I learn from her every chance I can. I am reading Way More Than Luck: Commencement…
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School Mornings and My Friendly Disposition: A Time Lapse.

September 26, 2017 17 Comments
I start the morning with such a friendly disposition. I promise you, I do. “Good morning, guys,” I say with…
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Writing and Mothering: Celebrate Everything.

September 25, 2017 3 Comments
I went to a writer’s retreat last week, an incubated three days in a think tank with writers, authors, editors,…
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The Narrow Window for Morning Words

September 18, 2017 No Comments
There is this window of time in the morning where I feel compelled to be present but I’m not really…
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That Time When I Plagiarized. Accidentally.

September 14, 2017 2 Comments
I was riding on the wings of a book launch, when energy and excitement are high, and the invitations for…
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Lessons from a Soggy Swimsuit

September 11, 2017 5 Comments
In our family, you have some decisions to make on your birthday. Do you want a one-afternoon birthday party with…
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Authentic Intimacy: On the Air with Dr. Juli Slattery

September 8, 2017 No Comments
“When the light goes out, you can’t just turn it back on and pretend it never went out. When you…
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The Noticing Game

September 5, 2017 2 Comments
The teacher’s name, Mr. Snodgrass, was printed on the chalkboard in careful block letters. Mr. Snodgrass himself stood before us.…
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Because It Is Sunday

September 3, 2017 2 Comments
“Sundays are family days, the days where the rhythms of church and brunch and afternoon football ease you into rest…
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What Does Houston Need? Underwear.

September 1, 2017 1 Comment
“I’m going to ask you for what we really need,” Brené Brown said on her Instagram video that she filmed…
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The Worst Parts and the Retelling

August 30, 2017 No Comments
“Remember when you went camping and it rained the whole time and you were soaking wet and the car got…
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Jen Hatmaker, Brené Brown, and Tender, Whole-Hearted Brilliance

August 29, 2017 1 Comment
I’m in that post-book-launch, anchorless place of the writing curve.  There are times when I wake up in the morning,…
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The Word for that is Healing

August 24, 2017 4 Comments
“When you recognize that you will thrive not in spite of your losses and sorrows but because of them, that…
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The Thing About a Good Quote

August 23, 2017 15 Comments
I’ve been collecting quotes for most of my life. I collect quotes wildly and frantically. I read with a pen…
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Confession: I Didn’t Care About the Eclipse

August 21, 2017 8 Comments
The world is all a-flutter about the Solar Eclipse today. You guys, I honestly don’t care very much. Or at…
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Marshmallows and Subtlety

August 18, 2017 1 Comment
“Mom, do you see that woman? The one with all the ingredients for Rice Krispie treats in her cart? Do…
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