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I filed my 2025 taxes today. If you’re thinking that I was running significantly late, you’re not wrong. Luckily, TurboTax has a fast and easy extension form that I filed on April 14. When I filed for the extension, it said I could file my return as late as October. “Who needs all the way…
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Gratitude is such a catchword in the church that it has almost lost its meaning. We think of gratitude as a quick “thank you” directed at the sky when things go our way: traffic wasn’t bad, we got a good parking spot, gas prices went down (can you tell I drive a lot?). But the…
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Imagine being locked up in a cold, dark cell. Bricks surround you, except for a locked iron door. Day after day, you sit there, alone in the darkness. Perhaps you’re even wounded in there, bleeding inside your prison, with no medical supplies. Now imagine that you not only hold the key to the door, but…
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Big, iridescent green beetles buzz loudly, crashing into my hands and face as I pull figs from my tree. I’m not a fan of loud bugs or hard, crunchy bugs. But every morning for weeks each summer, I brave the beetles that live in the tree to harvest the figs I’ve grown. But why? Figs…
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Twenty-five years ago last spring, I knelt on the floor at prayer meeting, begging God for a miracle. I was 16 weeks pregnant, and I had gone that afternoon to get my first ultrasound. I was so excited to see my baby. What should have been a beautiful and joyful experienced taken a turn for…
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Last week, I wrote about my journey to rediscover the goodness of God. God has led me through Psalm 27 in the past week, verse by verse, like a textbook on God’s goodness and His grace for hardships. So this week, I want to talk you through what I’m learning. Psalm 27:1-3 The Lord is…
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If I’m honest, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with southern Africa. I love it immensely, but when I am there, I feel a nostalgic sadness that I hate. For the past 10 years, I’ve chalked it up to a type of homesickness called hiraeth. It’s a Welsh word that translates in English…
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Fear… it has gripped my heart at times, making me feel helpless and hopeless. I remember the day that my husband of 21 years told me he was leaving me. I remember the knot in my stomach, the shallow breathing that was all I could do, as though my lungs had collapsed under the weight…
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I spent most of this month in southern Africa, one of my favorite places in the world. We spent time in Zambia and South Africa, but I really want to focus on the first week of our trip, the part in rural Zambia. One thing that is hard to wrap your head around until you…
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Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his…
Redemptive Ramblings 