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How to Live a Remarkable Life 26 Aug 2013 | 08:44 pm
“It all makes perfect sense now.” Those were the words that an editor at The Des Moines Register emailed me. For more than a decade, the editor admitted, he thought I was a little bit nuts to step of...
Why Our Scars Matter (A Story about a Y) 23 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
We had to cut down my favorite tree. An ice storm last April ravaged my river birch, which we planted during first summer here on the farm. It had grown up tall, right alongside our girls, spreading ...
#TellHisStory: Guest of Honor 21 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
It’s my fourth birthday, and Mom stands on the hem of my memory. I’m playing musical chairs with cherry-cheeked friends in the next room. And I think I see Mom on the edge, putting candles in a cake w...
#TellHisStory Featured Writer: Laura Boggess 21 Aug 2013 | 06:57 am
During 2013, dozens of talented writers are joining me to cheer you on in your storytelling. These guest-writers will share a few helpful words with you right here every Tuesday night, to encourage yo...
A Prayer for Manic Mondays 19 Aug 2013 | 05:43 pm
Good morning Lord, Someone said this about Mondays– That they’re manic. And let’s face it: they would be manic without You in them. I suspect Mondays feel so impossible because we stack up expect....
Empty Rooms (When the Children Leave Home) 16 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
Today, I’ve invited one of my most cherished friends, Patty Horstman, to bring words for you. Pull up a chair, and hear Patty’s tender story, written for anyone of us who has ever had to say goodbye —...
#TellHisStory: When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan 14 Aug 2013 | 09:56 am
Sometimes you just really want to get home. And you can’t — for the life of you — figure out how to get there. I was driving, and the girls were in the backseat. Someone had to go to the bathroom, an...
Featured #TellHisStory Writer: Randy Essex 14 Aug 2013 | 06:24 am
During 2013, dozens of talented writers are joining me to cheer you on in your storytelling. These guest-writers will share a few helpful words with you right here every Tuesday night, to encourage yo...
How To Stop Worrying and Really Live (Part 2) 11 Aug 2013 | 08:40 am
Hey friend, I heard you this week. I heard you say how much worry is burdening your precious heart. Are we ready to fight back? We could do that you know, all of us together, a sort of Neighborhood....
When You’re Tired of Worry and What-Ifs 9 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
It happened the day the ladder collapsed from underneath my favorite farmer, inside a grain bin. I didn’t even want to ask how far he fell when he came limping into the house that afternoon. We thank...
