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Happy Times with Our Friends from Mongolia
We continue to enjoy hosting our friends from Outer Mongolia. How empty the house will feel when they depart sometime next week!
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Fred Cropped This Photo of the Girls and Now It’s My Favorite
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Reconciliation – Is it really possible? Even in Post-Apartheid South Africa?
Yes! Absolutely. Because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Don’t miss this video: Reconciliation at Lausanne Cape Town 2010
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Just in case you were feeling blue …
Don’t these pics make you smile? Thank You, Lord, for little girls! And autumnal trees too …
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Helping Someone re: Clutter/Hoarding (and NOT being critical/judgmental while you do so)
Beginning with my sister’s bedroom when I was not even seven years old, I’ve helped lots of people to organize big messes. I truly enjoy pulling out piles and piles from underneath beds, stuffed in boxes / closets / drawers / piled on desks and dressers. I like to get everything “out there” and then sort by genre and status (garbage / give away / sell / archive / currently useful). And then my favorite part comes—a trip to The Container Store for new systems (!). It’s like a big ol’ back-breaking, brain-relaxing party to me. (Some of you will relate, you office-supply-lovin-folks! And others will just shake their heads…
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Why I Love Pumpkin Patch Time (!)
We’re not into the ghosts and goblins and, you know, evil-worship-creepy stuff that some people enjoy and celebrate this month. But we LOVE Pumpkin’ Patch Time! And here are just a few reasons why …
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Prayer and the True Woman Conferences
Loved this post from Tim Challies on prayer and the True Woman Conferences: Prayer Warriors And am thoroughly enjoying Carolyn McCulley’s updates from the conference on FaceBook too. (As a former, kinda proud, “shun FaceBook” person, I really appreciate things like that.)
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Christmas is Coming … Time to Buy a Painting!
No, no, not from ME. I couldn’t paint my way out of a paper bag. But yes, from Taylor Lynde! The paintings available in his current collection are stunning. Look! Enjoy! Bring some beauty into your home or give some beauty to a loved one. And support the arts while you’re at it! A win-win for sure. Here are some of my current favorites:
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No Ground to Say That Something is Wrong?
This six-part exploration of ethics by The Colson Center and The Witherspoon Institute resonated deeply with my “being the devil’s advocate” and arguing the wrong and illogical point of view in class this week to push my students to THINK. (I tried hard to argue that torturing children for fun in my village is morally good. You know. Cultural relativism all the way to norms—who are you to say that what we approve in our tribe / country / family is “wrong”? Who are you to judge me? That might be “right for you” or “true for you” but “it’s not true for me.” And on and on and on…
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Indiana Here I Come! (After Kansas and Oregon …)
Wow! Goosebumps! Thanks, Kim, for sending this great video from ECC for your upcoming women’s retreat: I kept thinking, “I wish I could go!” And then I thought, “Hey! I GET to go!” So excited to be with you and your women— Love, Tara B.