Month: June 2020
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Listening & learning
Josh and I have been having a lot of conversations lately about systemic racism, white privilege, and how we can be better allies to the Black community. We want to be burden-bearers; we want others to know we are with them and for them. While I realize that sitting at home simply reading about racial […]
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Oxygen, tears, & joy
The day the home oxygen company brought in all of Baby K’s equipment, I cried. Like… a lot. With each new item- giant oxygen tanks, long lengths of tubing, a hulking concentrator on wheels- it felt like another small piece of my freedom was slipping away. No more quick runs to the store to satisfy […]
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Father’s Day 2020
Happy Father’s Day to the man who: -unconditionally loves children who are not his own -leads our family with grace and humility -once dressed up as Santa Claus using a white plastic bag as a beard and a pillow for a belly -authentically lives out James 1:27 -knows how to make any kid laugh and […]
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A poem for E
I look at our world and the state of it grieves me Do I see my own wrongs or does my heart deceive me? Those without sin are to cast the first stone My pockets are empty I have nothing to throw It’s easy to point fingers and blame it on others forgetting that all […]