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On the Morning After

May 27, 2012 10 Comments
It was the morning after the night before. The morning after 9:17. I woke up with puffy eyes; I had…
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Look Who Came to the Party

May 27, 2012 7 Comments
Once upon a time, there was a girl. The girl’s friend had a birthday party.  The friend invited the girl.…
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To Learn to Deserve

May 27, 2012 1 Comment
There’s luck in art. There’s the gift. You can’t earn that. You can’t deserve it. But you can learn skill,…
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When the Speaking Is Done

May 27, 2012 3 Comments
I love speaking and teaching. It’s a gift God has given to me: he wrote me into a family of…
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Optimal Distance

May 25, 2012 No Comments
It’s like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you’re out. You don’t know how you’ll answer the door…
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9:17

May 24, 2012 15 Comments
Hi, honey. It’s been a hard day.  A bad day.  The boys just… the boys.  I’m so tired tonight. I…
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Little Grads

May 23, 2012 3 Comments
On the last day of school, I have memories of leaping out of bed and tumbling out the door, ready…
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The Momma Duck

May 22, 2012 No Comments
The Momma Duck waddled through the grass, trailed closely by her handful of ducklings. They stayed so closely underfoot, even…
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As He Was

May 21, 2012 No Comments
Instead of remembering him as I knew him, I too often think of him in terms of what he never…
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“My Dad”

May 21, 2012 2 Comments
In the same week that the kindergarteners hosted Queen for a Day, they also hosted Popcorn with Pops. (Which, Tucker…
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Let it Go. Feel Free.

May 21, 2012 2 Comments
“My wife and I were never able to have children,” he told me.  “But years ago, someone told us to…
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Nice Catch

May 20, 2012 4 Comments
Tyler jumped out of the pool to throw up into my hand. And I caught it. Yesterday, Tucker had too…
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One day, it Breaks.

May 20, 2012 3 Comments
Spring springs forth from death. It unaccountably, inexplicably, unexpectedly shows up in the least likely places and most unpromising circumstances.…
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For now, Sit Tight.

May 19, 2012 No Comments
Dear Myself, 20 years ago: Your dad bought you a margarita on your date with him tonight. He will truly…
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Are you New Here? :)

May 18, 2012 1 Comment
In case you’re a new reader of my blog (and thereby a new friend to my heart), let me tell…
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Feels Like it Might Be

May 18, 2012 3 Comments
You say to yourself, It’s been a while since I’ve felt this, But it feels like it might be… Hope.…
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Petunias: Part III of III

May 17, 2012 9 Comments
I am reading Spiritual Rhythm, by Mark Buchanan.  (Brilliant. Read it, please.) I started reading last summer, and I plowed…
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Petunias: Part II of III

May 17, 2012 1 Comment
Last spring, when there was still a frigid winter in my heart, when sunshine scorched and violated me, I stayed…
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Petunias: Part I of III

May 16, 2012 5 Comments
Several years ago, Robb traveled on an extended business trip to Texas on a catastrophe team to bring relief and…
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I Choose To

May 16, 2012 4 Comments
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