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Friday, November 6, 2009
Simplicity Costs Everything
 
    This morning, over coffee, I came across this from T.S. Eliot. What does it mean to be a Christian?
    “A condition of complete simplicity/
    (Costing not less than everything).”
    I was astonished at the resounding response I felt in my heart when I read those words and it took me just a bit to figure out why I responded so powerfully.
    It has been eight months since our twins entered their rest. The grief I feel over their loss seems only to increase, and, added to it, is what
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Seasons of Hillside
 
    If it were up to my hubby our babies would have been buried on our church property. I think it would be wonderful to go to worship every Lord’s Day with a poignant reminder of those who now worship perfectly in Heaven.
    But it didn’t seem right to violate city zoning laws so we found Hillside, a lovely, old cemetery to the north of Minneapolis. A couple in our church told us about it. They buried their little boy there less than a year before. So we have a Good Shepherd congregation in
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
All The Time
 
    At Covenant College I learned to say, “God is good. All the time. All the time. God is good.” I’m not sure where it came from or how it started but it was part of our college liturgy so much so that now, whenever I hear someone say, “God is good,” I want to respond, “All the time.”
    I spent the Labor Day weekend with dear friends, several of whom have also faced severe trial. We talked often about what it means to affirm that God is good. If we really do believe that He is good and
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
 
    It’s always hard to leave a place that means everything happy and secure, and it’s increasingly difficult to leave the fellowship of my family. But, in the days since we have returned home, I have realized how much the Lord gave us with this time away. I have never before felt the peace and quiet of that place as I did. I have never taken so much pleasure in watching Josh completely unwind. If you’re interested, here are some pics of our month.
    Towards the end of our vacation our
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Signing Off...for just a bit
 
    We’re headed to the Rockies, and the best vacation spot in the world for a whole lovely month. We are looking forward to long walks, much reading and most of all quiet. The kind of quiet that sinks way down deep into your bones and restores health and peace. There is nothing like the mountains for quiet. I love how God gives His children such beauty, making holy use of it to refresh and strengthen. That is what we’re praying and hoping for.
    Meanwhile, the prevailing thought in my mind
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