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Overturn
I am a heart girl, not a theology girl. There are a lot interpretations about Jesus going into the temple and overturning the tables of the money collectors. (Matthew 21:12) I am struck by that...
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Wise and Funny Words
Rachel Held Evans : super smart, super funny, and super courageous. (Click on her name to visit her website and widely popular blog.) This book is no joke. I’m telling you the girl was on The View and...
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so very, very much. it matters.
I took my snowy boots off in the foyer. Yes, I was wearing two different socks. Not different in faint shading. Not different in the colors of the stripes or toes. One white sock and one black sock....
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Happy Day!
About Proximity is 1 year old! Mostly, I just want to say thank you to anyone who stops by. I am really humbled and so thankful for all of you. Your voices matter and I’m so glad to have the...
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We are Frangible. God is Not.
Kneel. When I kneel in prayer I feel my frailty. Each breath is a gift. The world around us is fragile. Our well-planned dreams flimsy. Our hearts vulnerable. We are frangible. (I found that word...
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Far More Interesting Things
Sometimes I go through moments of serious doubt about myself. Confidence is not something I’m able to gather and hold onto for any extended period of time. Many times that occurs on the heels of...
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Don’t Stay in the Safe
I love water. I love the way the waves draw close and then recede. When my brother was a boy he drew a picture of a ship with this quote. My Mom still has it framed on their wall. A ship is safe in...
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How He Sees Us
This is Ellie’s kindergarten art to remember project. We still find ourselves in fits of laughter about it. The nose! Also the only hair she has is the pigtails, but the rest of her head is bald. This...
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Disappointment
Your stomach sinks. Your shoulders give over the the weight of discouragement. The kind words meant to keep you going and offer encouragement are wonderful, but they still sting. You were good, but not...
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I am here.
On Monday’s, I try to write a more personal post. They are the very hardest for me. I’m kind of a hold it close person. I think God intends for us to be real and open in our lives and that is what I...
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Equidistant Disquietude.
Equidistant Disquietude. I like the way different words combine together can give clear picture into your heart. The thesaurus is an exciting place for me to visit, nerdy I know. I am feeling...
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if your mad, put a monocle on it.
Summer Break + Kids = Dunder Mifflin Paper Explosion. Here is a “mad book” Ellie made for us this summer. If we get mad we can draw whatever we want in this journal. Whatever… but she did have a...
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Let Me Lead
I am a worrier. Some seasons are more difficult than others. I’m finding myself in a challenging season. In these seasons, I find myself tense, knotted up in out-of-control thoughts. The reality that I...
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Dig Deep and Refuse.
Rejection. Rejection is something I do not love and avoid like a plague with my people pleasing ways. Yet, somehow I decided to become a writer. In writing, you get rejection on a very regular basis. I...
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#impactwithcrafts
Last week Amy Sullivan and I revealed the first issue of our quarterly ezine Impact! Impact with Crafts: Click Here to check it out. I would love to feature you on About Proximity as you try any of...
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Do not lose heart.
This one and this one. How many nights do I look at them sleeping and think I should be more. Guilt seeps into my waking moments… I should have, I could have, why wasn’t I more patient? Grace. It is...
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on the far side of the sea
if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me {Psalm 139} Sometimes, I feel like I have settled on the far side of the sea. Adrift in my fears, tossed around by waves of...
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a song that breaks
Ginny Owens. Her song, if you want me to, breaks me. A degenerative eye condition left Ginny blind. I never knew that about her. It is her story now and she sings. It’s these words that I love… You...
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Thankful
Jack (4yrs) thankful for trains, Paisley (5yrs) thankful for Annabelle, Summer (7yrs) thankful for family, food, water, and shelter! Thomas (1 1/2yrs) thankful for books. Adeline (5yrs) thankful for...
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hope. hope. hope.
The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand- Suzanne Collins Hunger Games Trilogy I watched Catching Fire over Christmas break. My favorite part of the films is Katniss Everdeen, her face. She...
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