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the first of three reasons I am a basket-case right now
Real Life

the first of three reasons I am a basket-case right now

ByShawni April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

This last week has been kind of a doozy on my emotions. Lucy sang her heart out in SIX MCO concerts. I spoke at the “Arise Conference.” I got to…

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the magic of parental listening
Motherhood | Parenting

the magic of parental listening

ByShawni February 28, 2023April 12, 2023

Lucy gave me a really good parenting tip a few weeks ago without even meaning to. I was sending little Valentine’s packages to all the big kids, and she didn’t…

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a big miracle for Lucy
Real Life

a big miracle for Lucy

ByShawni February 27, 2023May 1, 2023

The other day I was thinking about miracles. And their evolution. Remember how Lucy’s vision teachers took special care to enlarge her homework worksheets like this? Lucy is holding one…

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levels of obedience — Sunday Pondering
Faith

levels of obedience — Sunday Pondering

ByShawni February 12, 2023May 1, 2023

One of Claire’s friends gave a talk in church a while back about what I’ve started to call the “three levels of obedience.” (Yes I liked the thought enough to…

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Sunday pondering — a “conscious receiving”
Faith

Sunday pondering — a “conscious receiving”

ByShawni January 29, 2023May 1, 2023

I’ve been thinking about this a lot…another beautiful quote from Richard Rohr. I wish I could remember which meditation it was part of so I could refer you to the…

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the holidays are over, what now?
Holidays

the holidays are over, what now?

ByShawni January 20, 2023May 1, 2023

Dave and I watched “Puss in Boots” with Lu over the three-day weekend. (It was a cute movie.) As Puss was grappling with how to handle only having one life…

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He came for us one by one. Merry Christmas Eve
Holidays

He came for us one by one. Merry Christmas Eve

ByShawni December 24, 2022May 1, 2023

I got to be the one to record the Come Follow Me devotional that airs today, Christmas Eve. (You can find it in the Come Follow Me Foundation app, which…

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He is the Gift
Faith

He is the Gift

ByShawni December 21, 2022May 1, 2023

We’ve been doing a lot of gift-buying and scurrying around around here, and so I just think I really needed to watch this today. …And to remember that HE is…

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real questions for real life
Faith | Real Life

real questions for real life

ByShawni December 20, 2022May 15, 2023

I love when kids ask real questions for real life. When they are searching. And when they are vulnerable and lay their feelings out on the line. I love when…

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