At 8:00 AM this morning I left my small East Texas town to drive to another small East Texas town, because I’d been asked to speak to a MOPS group there. When I started my car I powered off the CD player. The trip would take a little over an hour, and I wanted to […]
In early 2009 I agreed to speak at a women’s conference in Seattle on April 23-24, 2010. In late August of ’09 our daughter called to share the exciting news that she was pregnant. Her due date? April 21. How convenient! The only major thing on my calendar around that time happened to be in
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Hey, there, friends. Yes, yes, I’ve fallen into blog neglect again. I’m horrible, blah blah blah, okay I’m over it, moving on. Sometimes I amaze myself, and not in a good way. Take, for example, my website. Years ago, when I first created it, I included a page for books and another for photos. I
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Lately I’ve had blog paralysis. The mere thought of posting overwhelms me. It’s not lack of material, but rather the opposite. I don’t know if I should go back and tell stories from the holidays (they were fun and great) or post photos (I’ve taken a lot) or talk about what’s going on now (way
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This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with lots of extended family on my dad’s side, because that Saturday we all reconvened for a memorial service. My dad’s brother, Uncle Lew, passes away in October. He donated his body to medical research. Before he died, he specified several things he wanted at his service, including live jazz
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Yesterday I featured Billy Coffey in my first “Twelve Days of Community” tribute. I also mentioned that Billy (in cahoots with the ever-sassy Katdish) masterminded the Ten Dollar Challenge. You can learn more about (and join!) the challenge by clicking the green box above, but in a nutshell, it’s simply this: Set aside ten dollars
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I’m sure you all woke up this morning, poured your cup of coffee, and gazed out the window, sipping silently while pondering life’s mysteries and posing enigmatic questions like, “I wonder what almost half the people in Pineland, Texas, will be doing tonight? And what could that possibly have to do with Jeanne Damoff and
Good morning, World Wide Interwebs. I hope you’re feeling well today. What have you been up to since we last chatted? Global domination? Fascinating. Who, me? Well, let’s see. A couple of crates of frigid whiskey inspired me to post about imagination and mystery on The Master’s Artist this morning. Fun times. (No, I didn’t
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Less than two days after crossing the Great Northwest Speakathon finish line, I found myself at Lakeview Baptist Encampment, preparing to lead worship and keynote Crossroads Baptist Women’s Retreat. Let me just say right up front that any speaker who is asked to address this group of women should consider herself blessed beyond measure, because
Yeah, you read that right. When Rusty brought Jacob home Thursday he pointed out a small abrasion on his nose and a purplish spot on his lip. Apparently in the middle of the night, Jacob insulted the lamp on his bedside table and it in turn attacked his face. The injuries didn’t look too serious,
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