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insights from a sick sis

Your sister, Catori, was sick today. Poor thing! Double-ear-infection. She had been pulling on—and crying about—her right ear. So we paid attention to that side. Turns out, the left side was much worse. Notes for mama: when your child talks about an ear hurting, err on the side of caution and help BOTH 🙂 Also…when your oldest (or any) child gets a
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creativity

“My life can be my art. Creativity is a matter of perspective…the lens through which we see things. Choosing the correct lens and finding the right perspective is key. Knowing there’s often more than one right answer, and being courageous enough to view the scene from another vantage point. Not being afraid to make mistakes.” We had the distinct privilege
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ignite2relight-pt.3

2 …to tango …peanut butter & jelly …ying & yang …salty & sweet …me & you There’s something super-special about the number two. Perhaps my favorite number these days. We do so very little on our own, by ourselves. We tend to get more done, however, and enjoy more lovely yield, when the dance isn’t a solo. So many joys
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Grandparents in Heaven ROCK!

One day some time ago, my sister was laden with grief. She was watching a young girl, around the age of six, bravely fight cancer. This sweet girl had spent more time in the hospital than out of it, and my sister was blessed to develop a friendship with the whole family. As she relayed the story to me, we
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ignite 2 relight

a spark. that’s all it takes! the coolest thing about asking God to ignite me once again is what it leads to: spark>ignite>learning, leaning, and loving>relight>passion that shines brighter than one could ever conceive of. the kind of radiance Christ glowed with when he was TRANSFIGURED. a lot of times i’ve let excuses extinguish my flame. but that’s ok! our
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Daughter

Gracelee Hope is her name. She’s a darling red-head with bright green eyes 🙂 Jesus welcomed her home the day after my birthday. I wish you could have been in that room with us…”this time we see a nice strong heartbeat!” said Uncle Bill, the radiologist who God appointed to be there, then. We rejoiced together, daddy and i… Being
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trust

My goodness. Such a long time since posting last, please forgive us. Life has accelerated and shuffled priorities up a bit. A dear friend of ours had a dream. After that slumber, she awoke seeing one word: TRUST. As we are at a crossroads with our home and family, the reminder was perfectly timed. Driving to church early the following
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Fervent Prayers : Isaac Kyrios

Friends in Christ, We write this today to thank you, as we are so grateful for your prayers which helped us through our journey. Here’s an update of what’s been happening since March 28, when we sent the original email. The second ultrasound confirmed the diagnosis of a blighted ovum. Even though the doctors said “no baby developed,” we believe differently. For those
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Fervent Prayers

Following is an email we sent our prayer warriors on March 28th of this year. I pray with my whole heart it blesses yours… Friends in Christ, This is, undoubtedly, the hardest email we’ve ever written. Most of you haven’t heard…but baby number 4 was 7 weeks along. Last night, some unsettling symptoms prompted me to call the doctors’ office.
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oven goo

goodness gracious. those glazed chicken skewers sure were delish! thank you, emeals. unfortunately for me, they left a wee bit of a mess behind. caramelized brown sugar and butter like to seep between the layers of foil, and down the holes in the pizza pan. those yummy skewers baked for 14 minutes before i realized what a bad choice that pan
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