Living Life as Ministry

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I spent Friday at a friend’s house as we participated in our neighborhood’s garage sale. My week was utter chaos as I sorted boxes of baby and toddler clothes…desperate to get them ready for the sale. I’m ready to declutter that part of my life. It took a ton of effort. And my room is almost put back together. There’s …

Random Musings on Ego

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Y’all know I went to the Steven Curtis Chapman/Michael W. Smith United tour at the end of March. I love the music both those men put out and have tapes/CDs going back to the um beginning. The concert lived up to everything I’d hoped, but left me thinking about ego. Here are two men who have as much of a …

Self-Discipline: a 4 letter word?

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Self-Discipline. What a … delightful… word. And one I’m living right now. The mini-marathon is 3 weeks away, and the training has reached the point that it’s not fun. At all. I’m sorry, but there’s nothing enjoyable about 8+ mile runs. Even 5 mile runs done 2-3 times a week aren’t fun. But if I’m going to survive the mini, …

Olympics & Writing

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Okay, guys, I just to say it is killing me that I have two very tight deadlines right now — and the Olympics are on! I love the Olympics — when I worked at a NBC affiliate in 1992, I was the go-to person for trivia for the Sports Director. And I need to be writing. But I want to …