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Pudgy Tummies and Tired Eyes? Not Through Childlike Eyes.
“Allow the children to come to me… for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Luke 18:16 (NAB) I think small children see things through a God-like lens, as he would see the world. The childlike see with love and simplicity and purity. I think there’s a real reason why God says that the childlike are the ones who will inherit the kingdom. Yesterday morning I was getting ready to run. In a sleep-deprived daze, I put on my black joggers, long sleeve tee, running shoes, and threw my morning hair back in a big headband. I didn’t feel cute, I didn’t feel beautiful. I’m running mainly because…
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To all the Sorrowful Mothers
As Mother’s Day rolls around again, to all those sorrowful mothers out there – you are on my heart. As I delve deeper into motherhood myself, it is not lost on me that it is a double edged sword of joy and sorrow. And for some in particular, the sorrow is especially acute. And, after all, as a friend once told me, the trouble with being open to life (and thus motherhood) is that you’re also open to death. Life and death, joy and sorrow, light and dark. Life isn’t all joy all the time. We live in the vale of tears right now, longing for our heavenly home. But…