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Choosing Growth & Grace
Memoir

Choosing Growth & Grace

ByDiane McElwain November 29, 2019November 29, 2019

I sneak out early to the deck, before anyone is awake. There’s an old plastic lawn chair, and beside it an antique white and black enamel table where I set my first cup of coffee. I bring my Bible, but instead of reading, I watch the lake and talk to God. There is a slight…

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No! This Doesn’t Fit My Plan!
Parenting

No! This Doesn’t Fit My Plan!

ByLinda MacKillop November 29, 2019November 29, 2019

I’m a bit of a planner. In fact, I’m such a planner I began sketching out an imaginary empty nest life before my first newborn son had ever slept through the night. Before our firstborn had begun eating solid foods, I looked forward to holding his child. Maybe it was the lack of sleep on…

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If the Nest Never Empties
Parenting

If the Nest Never Empties

ByStephanie Reeves May 1, 2019April 24, 2019

What’s that old saying? Man makes his plans and God laughs? My husband, David, and I had talked about dreams we had for our empty-nest years: Taking our tandem bike to several exotic destinations. Opening a unique bed-brunch-and-bikes place (since I’m not a morning person, the breakfast idea wasn’t going to fly). Selling our house…

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Doing One Thing That Scares Me
Lifestyle

Doing One Thing That Scares Me

ByAfton Rorvik May 1, 2019April 24, 2019

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” Mary Schmich, a columnist for the Chicago Tribune (June 1, 1997) wrote that advice to newly graduated students. Even though I graduated decades ago, something about that quotation stuck in my heart. I ruminated on it for days. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Interesting…

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When Quiet Sounds Deafening
Spiritual Growth

When Quiet Sounds Deafening

ByShelly Wildman May 1, 2019April 24, 2019

Of all of our friends, my husband and I were most looking forward to the empty nest. We were going to be great at it! We’d travel. We’d go to the symphony. We’d eat out every night. We’d take romantic long weekends at least once a month. We were planning a wonderful post-kid life. My…

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