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Read more about the article It Doesn’t Have to Be Groundhog Day

It Doesn’t Have to Be Groundhog Day

  • Post published:May 19, 2020
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I’ve heard our moment compared to Groundhog Day again and again and again. If you missed it, Groundhog Day is a great movie from the 1990s in which Phil Connors…

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Read more about the article When I Slammed the Refrigerator Door

When I Slammed the Refrigerator Door

  • Post published:May 14, 2020
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This is a picture of what happens when: You realize that you are out of granola and decide to make a really quick trip to the market even though it…

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Read more about the article How Love Brings Power in the Midst of Powerlessness {Ep 109}

How Love Brings Power in the Midst of Powerlessness {Ep 109}

  • Post published:May 12, 2020
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I finished recording this week’s episode of the Love is Stronger than Fear podcast where I talked about how love brings power in the midst of powerlessness, and I realized…

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Reading Small Talk: Behind-the-Scenes

  • Post published:May 6, 2020
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Want a glimpse of Small Talk behind-the-scenes? How do my kids REALLY feel about being stuck at home with our family?! What do they think I am having a hard…

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Read more about the article Carrying Love Letters from God {Ep 108}

Carrying Love Letters from God {Ep 108}

  • Post published:May 5, 2020
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I sometimes expect God to communicate through the equivalent of Marvel comic book “Shazams!” and action movie explosions. I expect Him to grab my attention with an airplane toting a…

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Read more about the article A Mother’s Day Gift: Reading Small Talk Podcast

A Mother’s Day Gift: Reading Small Talk Podcast

  • Post published:May 1, 2020
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Download Audiobook To all the mothers and fathers of young children who are struggling right now, I have a small gift for you—the Reading Small Talk podcast—that I hope might…

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Head, Heart, Hands Audiobook

  • Post published:April 29, 2020
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I have a gift for you—a free audiobook of Head, Heart, Hands! After I wrote White Picket Fences, I heard back from many readers that they wanted more. They wanted to…

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Read more about the article How My Daughter Convinced Me We Can Help {Ep 107}

How My Daughter Convinced Me We Can Help {Ep 107}

  • Post published:April 28, 2020
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My Aunt Jane sent us five masks a few weeks ago (see photo). When the masks came, after we decided who gets which one and did a little modeling, I…

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Read more about the article Where Is God When People Suffer {Ep 106}

Where Is God When People Suffer {Ep 106}

  • Post published:April 21, 2020
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Over the past few years, I’ve become more and more convinced that love is the foundation of all reality. Love is the deepest truth about God, about creation, about humans.…

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Read more about the article Privilege, Social Divisions, and COVID-19

Privilege, Social Divisions, and COVID-19

  • Post published:April 15, 2020
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In White Picket Fences, I write, The privilege of whiteness and wealth can become a wall against the privilege of being human, loved not for status or performance but simply…

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