Appa has an underground fence. He can run within a foot or two of the edge, but any further and he gets zapped. Side Note: This is one of the real advantages to raising a dog over children. In addition to the fence collar, we have a remote that will beep or vibrate or shock.. […]

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We are about to start a new series on the book of James. Each week a new chapter. James, like the Sermon on the Mount, is daunting. It can feel impossible. Judgmental. But that is not the brother of Jesus’s intent. Instead James hopes to remind us of who we are! There is a beautiful […]

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I woke up this morning. If I died during my sleep it would have been a tragedy, a “why do bad things happen to good people” moment (whether I deserve the title “good”, folks would say it for Meg and the kids). But that I awoke no one bats an eyes — except to get […]

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The sky was spitting ice as the kids headed to school. But when they arrived, the buses were calling in from ditches, the administration declared a snow day. Ivy called me to say she was dropping a friend off on her way home. “Sounds good, just drive slow…” Little decisions change everything. Sometimes the ramifications […]

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Just about everyone I work with has a birthday this week. So I bought them all the same mug. No, this was not a twisted joke to force them to hand wash their cups! I also bought Meg one and I do the dishes at home. I gifted the mugs because I love the vision […]

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