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Perseid Meteor Shower

Last Wednesday, Lia and I set our alarm for 3:45am so that we could see the Perseid meteor shower. As it happened we were in the mountains and it being a new moon, the conditions were about as perfect as they possibly could be for gazing upon shooting stars.

We had learned earlier that day on NPR that meteors, at least the ones that appear as shooting stars on nights like the one we were about to witness, were only the size of sand. Can you believe it? Something that small shooting off something so...

A Time for Everything

There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

a time to...

The Hard Thing About Hope

Hope isn’t so easy. In fact, it’s one of the hardest things to wrap yourself around sometimes. There isn’t anything easy about staring straight into...

Runners Aren’t Born, They’re Made

I’ve been running lately.  Not running like Jonah did (or at least I don’t think so).  I’ve been running about three miles at a...

Doing the One Necessary Thing

Lent began last Wednesday. Did you give something up? I am giving up being busy by saying “no” to anything new during Lent. My...

Over the Threshold

We had over 300 people at our wedding, 11 bridesmaids, 11 groomsmen, 5 honorary bridesmaids, and 3 ushers.  It was an amazing day FULL...

Vacationaries

When writing, I usually try to remain light hearted and fancy-free: making witty puns, small jokes and the like. However, every once in a...

Christmas Humble Pie

I wore a new dress to our church’s Christmas Eve service paired with a cute scarf, super adorable tights, and boots.  My husband is...

Laughter – Just What the Doctor Ordered

I’ve walked through a fair amount of sadness lately—some sadness that was my own and much sadness stemming from the circumstances of others I...

Do You Think I’m Beautiful?

Most women tend toward one of two poles when it comes to handling their desire for beauty.  We either become beauty-obsessed or bury the...
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