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essays, faith, life, Spring

Uncertain Times

Mar 25, 2020 | By Melissa

I had to slam my freezer shut and lean on it hard to keep it closed. I couldn’t stop looking up listicles about vegetables with long shelf lives. But I didn’t want anyone else to know I had turned into a closet doomsday prepper, so I cautiously kept sending my son to school. He started […]

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essays, faith, life

The Friend I Needed

Sep 12, 2019 | By Melissa

Two years ago, I started praying to find a friend. Specifically, I was praying for a friend with whom I could have a natural, easy connection; who lived close by (not at all a given where we live); and whose husband and children would get along well with mine. Yes, that’s a fairly tall order. […]

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essays, faith, kidstuff, life, Summer

The Morning I Pictured

Aug 16, 2019 | By Melissa

I get up and pad softly across the room to pour myself a mug of coffee, pulling the pot out from the machine while it is still running and leaning over the steaming mug to catch a little extra warmth. Maybe I should risk going upstairs and waking the kids so I can grab a […]

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essays, faith, life

The Lord Will Fight

Jul 01, 2019 | By Melissa

Lately I have been struggling with my eating disorder. For well over half of my life, I have been bulimic. Bulimia is a horrible mind disease, because it says, “One more. Do that again.” It says, “You already ate a chocolate chip cookie after you promised yourself not to. You might as well finish the […]

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celebrate, crafts, faith, kidstuff, life, Spring

Celebrating Holy Week with Kids

Apr 06, 2019 | By Melissa

This year, one of my major happiness goals is to make a big deal out of celebrating Easter. I got to thinking after a talk at my moms group last year: why is Christmas such a huge deal, but Easter is a second-rate holiday? I don’t know about you, but at least at our house, […]

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essays, faith, home, life

My Happiness Project

Dec 29, 2018 | By Melissa

New year, new beginning. I am a person who gets completely inspired by planning ahead, but I tend to get overwhelmed by the reality of actually executing all my goals. I make resolutions and break them. I agree to things I regret when the time comes to follow through. Sometimes I give myself a goal […]

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essays, faith, life, wholesome

The Thief

Jan 12, 2018 | By Melissa

“The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that [you] might have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 Sometimes, a thief comes to steal my joy. But he does it reeeeal sneaky-like. It sounds a little bit like this: “You’re on vacation! Live your life on vacation ‘to […]

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