Just a few weeks ago, it would’ve been strange to walk into a grocery store and see people wearing latex gloves as they push their carts and face masks as they traverse the aisles. It would’ve been odd to see people studiously avoiding those in an oncoming path or giving an unusually wide berth to other shoppers. We might’ve even…
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Never Alone
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about storms. That’s not surprising, really, considering we just marked the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey here in Houston. A couple of weeks ago, a dear friend moved from Houston to North Carolina – and now her family sits squarely in the path of Hurricane Florence. Around here we’ve weathered enough hurricanes…
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O, Christmas Tree
The “tree” dominates our December conversations. We need to put up the tree, water the tree, decorate the tree, put gifts under the tree and take down the tree. We check these items off of our long to-do lists, and by the time the gifts have been unwrapped and that first toy is broken, we are thrilled to be done…
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Your House > White House
Twenty-four years ago this week I watched the election returns roll in on a television inside a quiet, unceremonious White House. My boss lost. It was a sad, emotional night. There is no more helpless feeling than watching your job evaporate while pundits spin the race like air-filled cotton candy in front of your eyes. But, eventually, when I realized there…
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5 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Hear You Pray
Praying for our kids. We all know we should, and a lot of us do. But how many of us pray with our kids? It can be tough, and uncomfortable, to pray out loud. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas someone around the family table breathes a sigh of relief when they are not chosen to ask the blessing this year. Praying aloud can…
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