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Not crazy about Crazy Love

I came late to Francis Chan’s Crazy Love party. I heard about it a couple of years ago, and more and more people I love and respect were beginning to talk about it. Which is why I have been hesitant to be in the least critical of the book. I finally gave in and decidedContinue reading “Not crazy about Crazy Love”

Pardon My Dust

I am making sweeping changes to my blog. Focus is not on content, but rather on design during the next few weeks. I hope to come back with a better blog than ever. Thank you for your patience.

Things I Wish

I WISH… 1. …I lived closer to my brother. He’s the only brother I have and he’s my closest friend. 2. …I hadn’t spent so much of my life unhappy when I have been surrounded by beautiful things all my life. 3. …more people thought more often about their mortality. We’re all running out ofContinue reading “Things I Wish”

To my high school Advanced Comp. teacher

First things first. The winner of the Starbucks giftcard for suggesting blog topics for me is Jan Johnson. I didn’t count the exact number of ideas. But I didn’t need to. It wasn’t even close! Thanks, Jan, for the time you took to write. And thanks to all of you for your suggestions. I willContinue reading “To my high school Advanced Comp. teacher”

How to Relate to Your Kids, prt. 2

(continued from previous…) 8. Let them see you struggle. If you are feeling beat up on at work, or like your friends are messing you around, it’s okay to share these general things with your child (according to age and maturity of the child). It’s okay for parents to cry around their children, and for spousesContinue reading “How to Relate to Your Kids, prt. 2”

Christians Use Lame Story To Reinforce Their Faith

This post is going to be extremely long. First I’m going to post an easily discreditable story that Christians commonly use to reinforce their faith. Then I’m going to show how unfair and inaccurate the story is. My hope is that three things will happen. 1. Christians everywhere will see what a sloppy piece ofContinue reading “Christians Use Lame Story To Reinforce Their Faith”

To my Gramma H.

My gramma was Mrs. Yoda. Small, old, and immensely powerful in a way that you would never expect and that took you by surprise. My brother sent me an amazing email today, reflecting on the life and times of our Gramma Hibdon, my mom’s mom. We lost gramma in 1992 and to this day IContinue reading “To my Gramma H.”

To Unfriend or not to Unfriend?

I took the leap and unfriended someone on Facebook this week. That has gotten me to thinking about what it means to use Facebook responsibly, and here I’m not just applying this to my former Facebook friend. I’m applying it to myself as well. Was I wrong to unfriend him? Was he wrong to emailContinue reading “To Unfriend or not to Unfriend?”

How To Save Your Marriage

Image by © Didier Robcis/Corbis Marriage in trouble? Sick of it all? Feel like you’ve tried everything? I might be able to help you. But only if you’re so sick of everything you’ve been doing that you’re ready to think completely outside the box. No more blaming. No more trying to figure out “how toContinue reading “How To Save Your Marriage”

New posts coming

I am back. My forced vacation from blogging didn’t turn out so good. I did get some work done on my book proposal, but mostly I learned that this is going to take longer than I thought. In the meantime, I miss writing and need to return to blogging, even if less frequently. Two weeksContinue reading “New posts coming”