I lean up against his cubicle wall as he glances my way and says, “You look like you don’t have a care in the world.”
What he sees on the outside is so different from what I’m experiencing on the inside I don’t know how to respond.
How can I tell him that in [...]
For you who have battled the long dark of self-hate, addiction or depression and have emerged triumphant, every day is a victory. You have stepped into the light — enjoy its warmth with gratitude. You are an inspiration.
For you in the in-between shadows where light only reminds you of your present [...]
There were dark days. Days when we didn’t know if she would make it. Days when we didn’t know if she wanted to make it. We prayed and cried and wrung our hands and prayed some more.
And today, when the crowd hushes as the national anthem plays it hits me, “This is a holy [...]
“I don’t know how you guys do it,” he said as the Applachian mountains reflected the golden sunset in our rearview. Three days before he found his father dead in the woods — the victim of a suicidal gunshot wound to the chest. We drove three hours to give him a ride to the funeral [...]
My husband and I attended a couples ministry retreat this weekend. The event is loosely scheduled with wonderful music and good food. It is a rare treat to sit with my husband during worship.
The speaker reminded us all that the reason we struggle to be joyful in our lives is [...]
I spent this weekend in Indianapolis at the Influence Conference. We met, talked, learned, prayed, and sang together. It was a lovely, beautiful, and instructive time. There is a lot to process, but one theme is already evident.
When Jami Nato poured out her guts before a room of eager listeners, [...]
I hear it in my tone as the words leave my mouth, “You never put the lid back on the milk and put it away!” It’s not just an admonition, but a stab and I see it on his face. My words have wounded again.
The TV is on in the other room. The kids [...]
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Hi, I'm Eyvonne. I'm idealist who masquerades as a realist. I write about the tension between the ideal world Jesus described and the reality we see around us — with some parenting, work, and relationships mixed in.
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Life in Pictures
Teaching her right.
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Friends.
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Words that won't leave me alone, 'Consider others more important than yourself.'
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Spaghetti mouth girl playing with her Pee-paw.
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Someone had a bad dream and ended up with us in the night.
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Today's list. :-)
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My kind of work day. #Louisville #DerbySeason
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There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead.
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She's ready to run. @RedneckRunner82
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View from the room. I'm hanging with my sis whose running a marathon tomorrow.
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Louisville in lights.
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The heavens declare...
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