Fixing and Refixing Our Broken Lives
Our clothes dryer died a few weeks ago—clothes spinning but no heat. We kicked it, shook it, and prayed over it to no…
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Messy Friendship and the Danger of Safety
Friendship is messy. This is not a groundbreaking truth, I know. But it is helpful for me to say it out loud and…
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A Better Graduation Speech
This season of graduations—from Pre-K all the way up to post-graduate degrees–is quickly drawing to a close. Caps and gowns dot the landscape, accompanied…
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New Years Resolutions Are For Chumps
2017 New Year’s resolutions are for chumps. More specifically, we are overly zealous optimists who ignore decades of personal history for the “turning…
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How To Have Thanksgiving And Not Kill Someone
There is nothing quite as stressful as the holidays. I know some people who can’t wait to gather with the extended family, eat…
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