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It was easily the worst part of school. Every year. Starting in the 1950s (long before I got there), a new measure of greatness entered physical education in American public schools. The Presidential Physical Fitness Award Program—awarding signed certificates and embroidered badges to kids who … [Read more...] about Are You Holding On or Being Held?

Eons ago, my preschool boy crept to the end of our friend’s modest diving board, muttering under his breath, then retreating. This went on for several attempts. Muttering, retreating, muttering, retreating. As his dad swam toward him in the pool, recognizable words began to take shape out of that … [Read more...] about When What’s Ahead Seems Too Hard

With the book launch nipping at my heels, I am today sharing a piece I wrote for my friend Evelyn Sherwood’s series, Stories of Hope. I wrote it several months ago, and as God often does in our carefully-planned lives, He orchestrated to have it published not when I first expected it, but this … [Read more...] about Recognizing What Remains

Although a new calendar doesn’t technically usher in a new season, it sure feels like it does. We buy the latest agenda planner (if you’re still paper-only like me), we make resolutions or claim our “word” for the year. We try to turn a new leaf or start a new habit. We look forward to a … [Read more...] about How to Find God in Any Season of Life

Traditions take us back to our past and pull those we’ve lost into our current lives. Traditions set a pattern for our future, and even help mold our legacy.   Probably like most empty nest mommas, I depend on traditions: It’s a Wonderful Life is mandatory viewing at our house every … [Read more...] about Help to Survive an Untraditional Christmas

I thought surely one of them would answer their phone. I had slept in that early fall Saturday morning, and expected my husband and son to be home after perhaps a run to the Farmer’s Market, or maybe a literal run. It was cool and clear, and my next rationale was that they were at the carwash or the … [Read more...] about Trusting God with the Unknown