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    5 More Things I Loved About New Mexico

    Hello, tender friends! Allow me to continue last week’s post. #6. White Sands National Park. The beauty of this place was unearthly, and the sand doesn’t get hot because it’s white! This little guy had a blast. I will say that I don’t recommend renting a slider to go down the hills. We had sort…

  • Happy Resurrection Day!

    Hello, tender friends! We made it back from New Mexico on Saturday night, and I really wanted to make sure we made it to church for Easter yesterday. We were late because we didn’t get to bed until after midnight, but I’m proud of us for making it! I have SO MUCH to say about…

  • Miracles on the Mission Field

    Hello, tender friends! I’ve always loved this story about God multiplying candy as he did the bread and fish in the Bible. The youth pastor and his family at the church where Anthony I met were missionaries in Costa Rica for years. As missionaries, they organized frequent outreaches that included serving meals and passing out…

  • The Best Way to Teach Reading

    Hello, tender friends! That precious little preschooler is reading books like Green Eggs and Ham, but not for the reasons you might think. How did this little darling learn to read? Yes, I did phonics with him when he demonstrated signs of reading readiness. (I taught for 12 years before having Jacob and ran a…

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    The Case for Persisting in Prayer

    Hello, tender friends! These are two of my favorite promises of the Bible: But it doesn’t always feel like that, does it? As a kid I prayed, fervently, that my uncle would get sober and spare the family the pain of watching him slowly die. It didn’t work. So little flesh remained on his body…

  • Does Good Always Win?

    Hello, tender friends, and happy post Superbowl Monday! Just an FYI in case you were hoping to read about football, this post has nothing to do with a sporting win. We took Jacob to see a local community theater production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe this past weekend. Even though it was…

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    How Boo Boo Breaks My Heart

    Hello, tender friends! The earnest innocence of my little darling just breaks my heart. Last week he said, “Mommy, we will always be together!” I thought he was saying it because of things he’s heard me say about how I wish we could always stay together and that I hope he still loves us when…

  • Dear Social Media, I’m Not a Canned Good

    Hello, tender friends! I made an Instagram account to support my friend, Maniac Meg. Or shall we call her Amazing Meg? She’s the dear friend who gifted me this touching book. She was posting all these fun toddler plates that manage to be healthy even though she’s a working mom with very limited time. Perhaps…

  • Don’t Despise Small Beginnings

    Hello, tender friends! Sometimes God answers my prayers, and I almost forget that I even asked! I’m on the planning committee for a local writers group called Roanoke Valley Christian writers, which I’ve mentioned on here before. When the October speaker canceled, one of the other members of the planning committee asked if I could…

  • Where Is God Leading?

    Hello, tender friends! This is a continuation of last week’s post. Does God use things that we simply enjoy, with no obvious spiritual connection, to fulfill his purposes? Of course I know that he can, because God can do anything he wants, but I’m so used to the idea that following Jesus involves suffering that…