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A Little Help Here?
One afternoon I left Amanda and Tish in the playroom while I ran downstairs to start dinner (email). I heard Amanda fuss, but since she was only 6 months and immobile, I decided she was fine and kept...
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My Testimony
This is the testimony I gave to my church congregation last year. It was scary. God said “”My power is made perfect in your weakness.” I’m speaking today because I think that a surefire way to unleash...
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Rage Against the Machine 1, D- Day
Last month, for the millionth morning in a row, my kids popped out of bed begging for cartoons. While I poured my coffee, they cashed in their 30 minute TV “tokens,” grabbed the remote and ran to the...
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Rage Against the Machine 2, The Decision
The morning after this embarrassingly typical day, I decided to stop and think, which is always a dangerous thing for me, and only happens in the shower. These questions started nagging me like Chase...
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Rage Against the Machine, 3- The Quiet
During dinner the next night, we said to the kids, “Our family time is very important, and we want to spend it wisely and carefully. We’re not sure the TV is the best use of our time, so, for now,...
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The Hand I Hold
The evening after the intervention, my sister took me to my first AA meeting.She held my sweaty, shaky hand and walked just in front of me, scanning for problems or people from whom to shield me, like...
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Bye, Baby
September 2, 2008 Dear Hubby, I’m sitting at the table where the five of us eat dinner together each night, and all is quiet except for the sounds of the men building our new back porch. Your daughters...
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Tomato Testimony
Last night I excitedly served a beautiful salad with dinner instead of our standard frozen brocolli. Craig sat down to eat and said without sarcasm, “Honey, did you cut this tomato yourself? And this...
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Doggie Debate
Craig and I are in the early stages of ruining our family and home by adopting a dog. This week we’re discussing whether the dog should come from a breeder or shelter. Since people are always...
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I believe in grace because I share my home with proof of its existence. We got rid of our TV service a few months ago. The quiet is strange, but nice. I have no idea how I survived the first three...
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On the Darkest Day of the Year: BRING THE LIGHT!!!!
It’s 5:30 am. I fell asleep at 3:00 am. I’ve got this fire inside of me. I’ve had it since I was a little girl and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Until I found A Life of Service, I didn’t know...
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Best New Year’s Ever
Tish woke up sick at 4 and Amma at 6. Might not seem like conditions for the best New Year’s Day ever — but here’s the skinny on that. Sick time is my time to shine. I’m not that amazing at other...
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The Best Part of Life
Recently someone stood up at one of our events and said, G: If you could give women one piece of advice, what would it be? And I said: Sister each other, because Sistering is the best part of life....
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Three Rules for Surviving a Creative Life
Dearest G, I need advice. I’m a writer and a year ago I started a blog. Now I want to quit. It’s not what I thought it would be. I feel like my writing is either ignored or criticized. The criticism...
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THIS is What Happened in Michigan Last Week
As I was preparing to travel to Mars Hill Church in Michigan, I checked our page and saw this message, from Sheila. I started digging in. I learned all I could about Flint—and then all I could about...
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There’s No Such Thing as Other People’s Children
At the end of last month, you and I and 41,000 of the biggest-hearted people on Earth came together to respond to today’s refugee crisis, the worst humanitarian emergency since World War II. This...
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How to Use Your Fear to Make Something Beautiful
Magdalene (in NYC event hugging line): Hi G. I love you. I have anxiety. I’ve been so anxious to meet you. I had to do something to calm my nerves while I waited so I wouldn’t run away. So I made you...
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Introducing you to my new book LOVE WARRIOR today. I am scared. Please don’t...
I need you today. Thirteen and a half years ago, I found myself on a cold bathroom floor–shaking from a ten-year hangover–staring at a pregnancy test like it was an eviction notice from my life. It...
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This is Why You Couldn’t Feel Her Love For You
Glennon, My mother couldn’t love me well. I still wonder when I try to sleep at night…why couldn’t she love me? What is wrong with me? And how will I ever know how to love my daughter? Love, H Beloved...
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This is What I Believe about Marriage, Infidelity, Divorce & Redemption
The most important thing in the world to me today is that you understand what my fierce, tender warrior heart is saying to your fierce, tender warrior heart in this essay. It has come to my very...
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