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What a horse injury taught me about life

Any horse owner will tell you that horses are forever trying to kill themselves. Mine is no exception. Last month Gem was slammed against the gate latch in a multi-horse attempt …

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A lesson learned in the Black Hills

One month ago I was discouraged. I was trying to plan a summer trip to some sort of national park and was coming up short. Never having taken a family vacation outside of …

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Joy {always} comes in the morning

When I learned that my friend's newborn son was in critical condition, I had every confidence that he would be ok. Maybe I was being blindly naive, but in my …

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When you just might lose it, choose empathy

If there is one toy in our house that enjoys idol status, it is the Bakugans. For those of you unfamiliar, they are little transformer-like spheres that morph into monsters …

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Grace: the heirloom I treasure most

Grandma Rose's worn, white farmhouse was nothing fancy. When visiting you were just as likely to see a turtle she'd trapped dangling from a tree as you were a fresh …

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Unity: clothed in grace

I have a friend with this habit of thrusting me into awkward situations. I never know when I'll have a surprise meeting with a stranger, meet five random people at dinner or be …

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With One Voice – choosing unity over dissonance

My high school voice teacher once chose a particularly challenging piece for me to sing in competition. Bernstein's I Hate Music is a series of five songs sung from the …

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Forty is not the new thirty

I remember when pop culture magazines started touting headlines that forty is the new thirty. Still in my twenties, I'd smirk at Courtney Cox smiling on the glossy cover and think, …

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Finding sacred in the mundane

I was on Instagram. Again. Killing time before I had to leave for work, I absentmindedly scrolled through a myriad of pictures and advertisements. The pictures were lovely, sure. But they …

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In quietness and trust is your strength

There are two words I have never heard anyone use to describe me: silent and still. My kids might tell you I cry out for silence and stillness all day, every …

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  • Here I am. Smack dab in the middle of life. Married to my best friend. Raising four amazing kids. Growing in faith. Passionate about building community and serving the vulnerable. Laughing, sassing, and writing as I go.

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