Tullie. Sweet Tullie Rose.

Ok, this one's for Tullie. All for Tullie.  When I was pregnant with Tullie, we didn't know the sex of the baby, (because we're the weirdos who don't find out the sex, because we think surprises are fun) and Mike said, "Hey, if it's…

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A Delicate Art

"I am convinced that learning the delicate art of grieving comes mostly through being minstered to by mature people during our own times of grief and through years of practice." ~Carson Kistner When I was a sophmore in college my roommate's (and very dear…

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More Grace, Not Enough Grace….What???

I think that there are many times where I have compared.  Well, really in all honesty, A LOT of times.  More times then I could ever count.  An insane amount of times.  I compare my kids with other kids.  I compare other kids skills…

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Mourning and Celebration

Funerals and Memoral Services are a funny thing.  Not funny, haha, but funny, weird.  I remember thinking that the day we did Eli's service.  We walked into the church and everyone was quiet and looking at us to see what we were going to…

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The Ultimate thing for which we are Thankful

I love Thanksgiving. It's always been one of my favorite holidays. When I was in high school through college, we would spend Thanksgiving with a family from church every year. We'd go around the table and say what we're thankful for. Usually something like…

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Shout Out, or a Write Out

Every week our church has been giving a few minutes to the folks in the audience to do a "shout out".  "Shout out" how you saw an evidence of God's grace.  IE new job after been laid off for awhile, healthy kids, Jesus providing…

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The Ultimate Thing for which we are Thankful

I love Thanksgiving. It's always been one of my favorite holidays. When I was in high school through college, we would spend Thanksgiving with a family from church every year. We'd go around the table and say what we're thankful for. Usually something like…

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