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That Thorn in My Smile

May 3

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Inspire a Fire, May 1, 2012

It’s been over ten years. That’s a circled-on-the-calendar date for those diagnosed with cancer. A true reason to celebrate. In anniversary terms, if five years is Silver, ten years is Golden.

I never invited the word ‘Cancer’ to join my vocabulary. I first recognized it as the enemy as a child, long before I was ready. Strong and powerful, shrewd and deceitful, it took too many of my loved ones, just as I was getting to know them. I hated it.

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Tags: cancer, healing, scars, smile

Jesus, Can I Hold You?

Apr 26

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Inspire a Fire article from April 2, 2012.

Our relationship would never be the same. I was sure of it.

Somewhere, at that foot of that cross, it hit me. Finally.

The earth shook beneath me, blasting me higher, deeper, and closer; a place where I grasped it for the very first time.

I had come to worship, to honor Jesus with a few minutes of my time, a task honorably placed at the top of every good Christian’s ‘to-do’ list, especially during the week of Easter.

So, how did I spend my entire life completely missing the point?

http://www.inspireafire.com/jesus-can-i-hold-you/

Tags: crucifixion, Easter, Easter week, growing, healing, Inspire a Fire

Turning Over the Keys

Apr 25

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Inspire a Fire, March 19, 2012.

She edges closer to the door, activating the checklist in my mind.

“Here, take the GPS. And your cell phone charger.” I pile both items onto her schoolbooks. She opens the door with the only empty finger she has left.

“I only have $20. Take that with you, but keep it hidden. And make sure you have your debit card. And don’t wait too late to get gas.”

http://www.inspireafire.com/turning-over-the-keys/

Tags: parenting teens, prayer for teens, Teen drivers

Imperfect Parenting, Inspire a Fire

Mar 5

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Published on Inspire a Fire, February 20, 2012

At first, I thought it was just my little secret.

As a first-time mother, still basically a child myself, I gazed into the eyes of my newborn daughter. Resting on my raised knees, her hand literally wrapped around my finger, she strained to open her eyes against the force of the bright lights above. She squirmed with determination until her eyes locked in on mine, which told me all that I needed to know.

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Tags: Imperfect Parenting, Inspire a Fire, Perfect children, perfectionism