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Making Tough Decisions Easy (or at least a trifle less hard)

Two weeks ago I lay awake in bed trying to sort through a tough decision in my mind.  Hours after I should have been asleep, I was still mulling over all the options, weighing pros and cons, wondering which decision was the “right” one.
Let me guess…you’ve been there?  This particular night the thing keeping me [...]

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Being vs. Doing: Wisdom from Psalm 1

Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its [...]

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An Uncomplicated Life: Entertaining Your Kids

I’m not really certain I like the title of this post.  Perhaps “Keeping Your Kids Engaged” or “Simple Fun for Kids” would have been better.  I hate that, as parents, we have bought into the thinking that we must provide our kids with constant “entertainment”, like some sort of perpetual mommy game-show host.  That sounds [...]

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The Writing on the Wall

Well, in my case it wasn’t actual writing, but a thin black line that stretched mysteriously all the way across my kitchen cabinets. I’m pretty sure that wasn’t in the original design.
Let me back up and explain.  This past Saturday I decided to give my kitchen cabinet doors a good cleaning.  I figure they probably [...]

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