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A Prayer for the Mama of the Graduate

When Receiving Love Feels Like the Hardest Thing to Do

If You Struggle with Belonging, My New Book Is for You

On Weighing the Risks and Plans that Fail

A New Year’s Catch-Up and Blessing

Book Recommendations for the Advent Season

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If a big change has made it difficult to get back

All I made was an unfancy pitcher of Luzianne iced

All I made was an unfancy pitcher of Luzianne iced tea--I favor Luzianne because I can still hear its 1980's commercial in my head. I did go the extra 1/4 mile and made sweet *and* unsweet tea. Not everyone has a sweet tooth the size of Texas like I do.⁠⁠
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Because three other people worked in the house, we four gals sat on the porch in the wrought-iron seats that are twenty+ years old. And we use our collective eighty+ years of parenting/doing life with older kids to encourage one another in this season. ⁠⁠
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Most days I feel I don't know what I'm doing on this front, but how kind and helpful it is of God to give me co-journeying guides for along the way. ⁠⁠
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Also? How good it is to know that belonging doesn't care about fancy. It just wants the opportunity to have a seat.⁠⁠
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What simple ways can you make a space for another to belong? What simple thing has another done to help you belong? ⁠⁠
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#whereIbelongWednesday⁠⁠
#backroadstobelonging⁠

If you've been around here a while, you know I lov

Yes, yes . . . I know in many cases less is more.

Yes, yes . . . I know in many cases less is more. But for your girl here? More is more when it comes to:⁠⁠
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✔️Cake⁠⁠
✔️Summer⁠⁠
✔️Flowers⁠⁠
✔️Books⁠⁠
✔️Buffalo Check⁠⁠
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What's your own more is more?

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