Month: January 2018
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Minnesota Mondays
I swore I wouldn’t change. I steadfastly refused to allow it. Then one day, mid conversation, it just happened. I think they just wore me down. The constant need for clarification. The confusion over my pronunciation. Example: Me to one of my students: “Your mommy said Aunty (ant-ee) Betty is going to be picking you…
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How To Drive On Snowy Roads
I spent an hour at Dunn Brothers writing up a post about how Wednesdays are the most “Minnesota” days of my week. One thousand words, 5% battery, and though I hit save… it was lost. Oh well I guess. Could be worse. There’s a good Minnesotan phrase right there. So instead of my intended post,…
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Routine
It’s funny how quickly you can find routine. I think we all crave routine. Patterns. Sameness. Maybe God likes routine too. The sun rises every single day. The sun sets every single evening. Routine. But even in routine there is grace in differences and changes and moments that are different. Every sunrise, and each sunset,…
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“Like a tidal wave, crashing over me…”
The other morning, as I was waking up and still not fully with it, I saw this image. I was outside of myself, standing in front of a colossal wave that I knew was God’s Love, favor, grace, forgiveness, and goodness. And it’s like God chuckled lovingly and said something like “you really think that…