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Outside the Box

I was used to being underestimated before my accident, but ever since, I constantly have the joy of amazing people with my ability to tie my shoes, move across continents,…

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Courage to Fail

Many thanks to Nigel for a beautiful and convicting message this morning. I'm still working through a lot and growing a ton as a person, but not much of it…

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She Said, He Said

I pondered a lot about what to post this week because there's a lot of unresolved hurt in my life that I'm working to grow from but I don't want…

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Spend and Be Spent

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how during his visit in July Seth and I decided to get matching shield tattoos and how I'd also read 2 Corinthians…

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Good News

This week at our all staff conference, Michele Phoenix (yes, the Michele Phoenix) shared an encouraging video about serving young people here at BFA. I found it particularly encouraging and…

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For Such a Time

I've had so many thoughts running through my head after wild weeks and a wild summer, and I can't relay all of it, but the conversations I've had this past…

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Bless Me

My father, My grandfather, My grandfather's concubine They said Your Name after encounters with different aspects of you: The God who Sees, who Provides, who Is Faithful Bless me My…

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Prayer for a Mini-Me

This isn't about Maggie, but 1 Kings 18 - 2 Kings 2 have some stories about Elijah and Elisha that heavily influenced it. Lord, you showed up in fire when…

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Moses’ Prayer

Exodus 32 is particularly important to understand this one. (tldr: it's the conversation Moses has with God during the golden calf incident.) My kids are a mess. Look at these…

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Naaman’s Prayer

2 Kings 5 is important context for this poem. Oh, and it'd be nice if I could walk again too. The Israeli servant said, Go to the prophet of YHWH.…

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Break the Dam

It's been a weird couple of weeks (months? years?), and I have found a lot of comfort and ease in writing poetry instead of the normal weekly recaps. I promise…

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Call to Prayer

Earlier today I had a lovely catch up with Caylie, and, as usual, we talked a lot about how and why we pray. Shortly after, the church bells rang across…

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The Princess Tree

There's a weird tree growing outside of Riedlingen, so I wrote a poem about it. Chris and Emily told me I wouldn't embarrass myself if I posted it on the…

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Nick’s Failure

I love the movie Meet the Robinsons for a lot of reasons, but this scene where Lewis fails and the whole family is cheering for him is such a great…

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Who Tells Your Story

One of my former students is here for the summer and working as my personal assistant - for those of you who laughed, jokes on you when she starts writing…

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Love and Dust

I spent a lot of time staring at the stars in the night sky several nights this week, and I felt a lot of feelings - which most people know…

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Walk Humbly

Graduation was last week, and Wednesday was the teacher wrap up day for the 2019-2020 school year. Wednesday was also a meeting and planning day for my upcoming role as…

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Playlist 2020

Year six of my nod to Myspace fads of days gone by. Complementary links to the previous five: Playlist 2019, Playlist 2018, Playlist 2017, Playlist 2016, Playlist 2015. For those…

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The Beginning of Wisdom

When I was in college, I had a roommate who felt everything very deeply, and sometimes it seemed as though she'd cast me as a supporting role in the drama…

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