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Responsibility and Forgiveness

Before my husband and I had kids, we decided on a list of family values we wanted to define our parenting and the culture of our family.
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A Matter of the Heart

“I am so sorry I am late…” I said to my friend breathlessly as I approached our table at the coffee shop. I continued with a litany of excuses that led to my tardiness.
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Gossip

The sun glimmered on the leaves near us and the birds tweeted—God had given us a wonderful new day.
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Never Too Soon To Turn Around

When we’re lost in the woods, the road out is longer than the road in. It’s easy to forge off on our own, either to chase a desire or escape reality.
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Watch and See

"If you two don't behave, you are going to be sent to—church," I would threaten my preteens, who never had been inside one.
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I Am The Older Brother

Throughout this series, we are focusing on the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. We often focus a lot of attention on the prodigal son, as is evident by even our name for the parable, but I wonder...
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But I’ve Seen Red For So Long

I’ve been quick-tempered for as long as I can remember. I easily let my emotions get the better of me, especially anger.
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Waiting… And More Waiting

Take a second and read the verse above for a second time and maybe a third and let’s unpack this together.
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Y.O.L.O

Y.O.L.O. or You Only Live Once, was once a very popular acronym in pop culture.  The whole idea of the saying “YOLO" is that someone should live life to the fullest.