Parenting for an Audience of One

The mother swipes a bedraggled strand of hair behind her ear as she bends closer to her son. He's having a meltdown again. She clears her throat. Tries to ignore the other parents' glares cutting sideways at her. As she begins to speak softly to her child, a neighbor scoffs and…

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Daring Greatly

If I asked whether you'd like to wallow in the dull ache of emptiness or plunge into life as a vivid adventure, how would you respond? Could you embrace the challenge of wholehearted living with honesty? Many of us wrap ourselves in the comforts of mediocrity and anonymity, but shrink back…

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The Worry Curse, Part 2

Dusk cast its amber glow across the sliver of overcast sky peering between the city's concrete shoulders. Laina's knee-high boot clanged over a sidewalk grate as a plume of sulphurous steam burned into her nostrils. She grimaced and shook her head, hustling to the cafe door. Jayme rose from the corner booth and…

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Haven in Uncertain Waters

"Some . . . were merchants . . . They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;     in their peril their courage melted away. . .     they were at their wits’ end. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,     and he brought them out of their…

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