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Digging Through the Trash

July 2, 2015July 8, 2017Mary JoLeave a Comment on Digging Through the Trash

I don’t ever dig through the trash by choice. I have only done that when I accidentally dropped something in the trashcan or mistakenly put something in, and realized later it was something of value, or something I needed.

Right?

You too?

Yet,…

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Embracing The Distaff Side • Everyday Life • Marriage • Writing

How to Love Your Husband

June 24, 2015April 11, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on How to Love Your Husband

Psalm 19
1
The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
2
Day to day pours forth speech,
And night to night reveals knowledge.
3
There is no speech, nor are there words;
Their voice is not…

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Ivan • Parenting

You Can Start Over

June 22, 2015July 6, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on You Can Start Over

I got the call as I was walking into the karate dojo for an early afternoon lesson with our youngest son. It was my middle son’s first grade school teacher. She wasn’t happy. I could hear the frustration in her tone and she made no attempt to hide it. I…

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America • Church • True To Life Stories • Writing

You Can Do Something

June 18, 2015July 8, 2017Mary JoLeave a Comment on You Can Do Something

Maybe you’ve heard some of these before.

“This guy is whack!”

“Ignore him.”

“She’s never going to change.”

“If she won’t work, she shouldn’t eat.”

“You just can’t help people like that.”

But you can.

This morning I read this…

“…

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Crazy Ideas • Family • Writing

Suspended

May 19, 2015July 6, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on Suspended

The other day I was mentally scanning the last several months and how there are so many uncertainties. We live day to day, we know God has a plan and even a prize around the corner, but we don’t always know if the next step is the right step, or if the…

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America • Everyday Life • Family • Friends • Marriage • Parenting

Dads with Dented Fenders

February 11, 2015July 6, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on Dads with Dented Fenders

I was at Kroger getting gas when a silver mini-van pulled up at the pump next to me. Before I saw the driver, I saw the dent. It looked like it had been hit pretty good, and then, to save some money, had been banged out to a useable shape. It was pro…

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Aron • Bible Heroes • Everyday Life • Obedience • Parenting • Writing

The Practice of Obedience

February 3, 2015July 6, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on The Practice of Obedience

I knew he wanted to sit in the front seat and there were no cars waiting on us at the car line drop off, so I suggested he get out now and move up to the passenger seat beside me. Instead of obeying, he lingered, looking at the cars behind us, distrust…

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Diet and Exercise • Everyday Life • Family • Friends

What I’m Chasing in 2015

December 31, 2014July 8, 2017Mary JoLeave a Comment on What I’m Chasing in 2015

This hasn’t been our best year. Really. Financially, emotionally, relationally, a whole pile of “not our finest” moments. Yet… I’m convinced that years like 2014 are essential. They are the interruptions that make us better, they are not defining…

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Everyday Life • Family • Friends • Ivan

A Lamp Unto My Feet

December 22, 2014July 7, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on A Lamp Unto My Feet

With a dozen fresh cinnamon rolls in hand, we piled out of the car to deliver them to expecting friends. The lights on their house made it very clear how to get to their front door and the side walk stretched welcoming from the driveway where each of m…

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Writing

Below the Surface

November 4, 2014June 20, 2019Mary JoLeave a Comment on Below the Surface

If you want purpose, you must leave behind the idea that any other person can give it to you. True, fulfilling, purpose only comes from the Creator. He alone knows the fullness of possibility within you.

The world would start the statement above t…

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