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My phone rang last Friday night. It was a close friend I had been playing phone tag with, so I answered quickly. As soon as I heard her voice on the other end of the line, I knew she wasn’t calling just to catch up or to schedule a girl’s night. She was upset, frustrated,…Continue Reading “Job’s Friends Didn’t Completely Suck”
As I am writing this, one of my best friends is packing up to move 200 miles away. (There might be a few tears on my keyboard. I wonder if that’s covered under the protection plan?) I know we will remain friends and visit and text and call, but it won’t quite be the same….Continue Reading “The Best of Friends”
Last week I wrote about living life alongside each other by bearing one another’s burdens as we are called to do in Galatians 6:2. This week let’s back up one verse and talk about another way we desperately need each other. “Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore…Continue Reading “Love Me Enough to Hold Me Accountable”
My husband died on a Sunday morning. I remember that morning vividly–the ache of knowing he had minutes left to breathe. Holding his hand and gently rubbing his arm while choking back tears and trying to find some brilliant final words in case he could still hear me. Telling my kids their Dad was…Continue Reading ““I’m Fine, Thanks!””