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“It gets better.”

“Mom, I wish you had some kind of record of the things I said when I was little.” The incredulous…
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That’s Some Serious Staying Power

When death comes at the end of a long life, we don’t wonder if it was time. We don’t wonder…
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Springtime Snow and Sad Days

Yep. It snowed. Quite a bit, actually. Summer break starts on Friday, the community pools open on Monday, and we…
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To Say Their Names

“Let me find a picture that shows her hair,” she said, scrolling through the pictures on her phone. We were…
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Sam the Friendship Dog

“Is he a police dog?” “No, he’s a friendship dog.” “Why is he here?” “We brought him to your school…
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So Big, So Small

It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The…
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My Love to You, Chicago.

A few months ago, I was invited to speak at Willow Creek, a megachurch in Chicago. I’ve long admired and…
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When Mother’s Day Isn’t Happy

“Happy Mother’s Day. Happy, happy, happiest of days, happy Mother’s Day.” That’s what they’re all saying this weekend, the TV,…
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How To Help When You Don’t Know What To Do

A young girl in our community died this week in a tragic and horrifying boating accident.  The Andersons are on a family vacation,…
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Miracles and Hard Conversations

I love family movie night. I love the coziness and the blankets and the together of it all. It’s one…
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Sacred Gratitude.

He’s Peter’s closest cousin. They are just a few years apart in a whole collection of people that span across…
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Trauma, Triggers, and Marriage: Hello, December.

I’m going along, minding my own business, creating this new and beautiful life just the way I want it to…
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On the Air: Focus on the Family

It was a Full Circle moment in my life, to be invited to join Jim Daly and John Fuller to…
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Boy Courage and a Green Bandana

I miss my son like crazy today. This does not usually happen. I am the biggest proponent for sending, launching,…
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When Fear Is All Around

What a terrible week of the worst things. I keep writing and deleting. Drafting and scrapping. Typing and backspacing. I…
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Someone Else’s Wife

Hi, Robb, I’m a wife.  Again. I’ve written to you lots over the last five-and-a-half years, over our two thousand…
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Thank You, Little Black Dress.

I am reading The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. It’s a revolutionary approach to decluttering where instead of clearing…
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He said, “Now Tear It Up.” But I Couldn’t.

“On the slips of paper in front of you, I’d like for you to write down your top five priorities.…
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A Few Things I Know About Suffering

I hate it when people think they know everything.  Or even when someone has an inflated sense of what they…
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The Choice To Watch the Movie

The thing is, I’ve lived a very, very sad story for the last five years. I’m crying today because it’s…
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