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Let’s Get a Grip: The Starbucks Red Cup Controversy

  Thanks to the over-eager accolades of my friend, Kelsey, I can’t get the thought of a soy latte from Starbucks off my mind. I’ve never had one, but last week she assured me they are the only way to […]

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Hospitality made simple

  It was stifling hot. Our team shuffled along a dusty Haitian road as we toured the neighborhood surrounding the school supported by Kozefo. The homes were a mix of makeshift dwellings, corrugated tin roofs, bare …

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Don’t be a hoarder: find freedom by letting go

  My son has developed an unhealthy obsession. Every time we open a package in the kitchen the little imp sneaks up and snatches the box. Sometimes out of the trash. He then scampers away, giggling, to …

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The Little Bit Bigger Barn Dance that Blessed

Last year I had this brilliant idea to spiff up our barn and invite our church family over for a ... well ... we couldn't decide. Should we do a chili cook-off? Maybe a hymn …

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From gratitude to grumbling and back again

One of the best things about living out in the country is the view. Just behind my house lies a sea of rolling hills dotted with little patches of woods. Cattle low in the distance …

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God never intended for you to do life alone. So don’t.

Practicing medicine is fairly straightforward. Taking medical boards, not so much. The general consensus is that medical boards are sadistic tests of minutia. You might know how to treat an ear infection, but question will ask …

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My Fitbit is NOT the boss of me. (Ok fine, yes it is.)

My Jawbone fitness tracker died this summer. I can't say I didn't see it coming. It had been having trouble syncing, wasn't counting my steps correctly, and wouldn't hold a charge. But having it die …

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(in) courage guest post: Making New Friends

 I sat on the raft shivering, my arms wrapped tight around my legs. I was a scrawny little ten-year-old, and the icy water of early June had left me breathless. But the swim had been …

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Why you need to stop believing lies about your appearance

I don't consider myself a vain person. But in a few days I am heading to a conference for women's ministry leaders and all I can think about is my shabby appearance. My pedicure is …

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Three Goals for the New School Year

Its that time of year again. Target is filled with frazzled parents clutching back-to-school lists - scavenging the picked over shelves for the correct brand of marker. Facebook has blown up with pictures of shiny …

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