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“Oh, Catholic Church, You Bunch of Fools, Oppressing People With All Your Rules!”
In my house, the only rule is that there are no rules. You see, my husband and I don’t want to stifle the expressive freedom of our children. We don’t want them to feel bound or tied up by anything their dad and I see as important, because what if our kids have a different…
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Listen Up, Buttercup, We’ll Do Holy Communion By My Rules
Let’s set the scene. Imagine that you have invited over a new friend for dinner. You prepare your house, working to make it welcoming and warm. You fix one of your most special meals. You hope that they find your home inviting. The doorbell rings and there is your new friend. You open the door,…
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Mirror, Mirror On the Wall, Who’s the Vainest Of Us All?
I ain’t gonna lie, vanity is something I struggle with–mightily. Lest we think that vanity only has to do with looks, let’s look at the definition. Vanity: Excessive pride in one’s appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc. For this blog, though, I’m going to focus on the looks aspect. Lest we think this is only something that women struggle with, let us think again.…
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I’ve Had an Idol or Two
Years ago, my husband and I were members of a forum for fans of our favorite sports team–Kansas State University. It’s a forum where fans can go to ask questions, speculate about recruits, reminisce about memorable games, and…rant. Ranting is a favorite pastime on there. If we won a game, numerous fans would be griping…
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Facing A Spiritual Mirror Is Tough, But The Pain Is Worth It
Ahhhh, yeah. Â This is gonna be a tough one to write. Â God has recently held up a mirror in front of me. Â Not a mirror to check and see if my hair looks good, but a mirror to see something way more important. Â But first, let me set the stage. Have you ever seen the…
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When You Don’t Forgive A Friend, Pride Takes Their Place
In middle school and part of high school, I had my best buddy. Â We pretty much did everything together. Â Even cooler was that we had names that rhymed. (Dork alert!) Â We swapped sleeping over at each other’s house, shared clothes, watched movies together while eating ice cream, cruised around in our cars once we got…
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The Five Things I Teach My Kids When It Comes To Truth
“Truth?! Hello?! Truth?! Where are you?” Apparently, in our day and age, it’s nowhere to be found. We’ve taken truth, smooshed it into a box, buried it somewhere where no one can find it, dusted off our hands, and marched off to immerse ourselves in our world of believing only what we want to believe.…
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An Advent Tradition: Presents for Christ
So last year for Advent, I read about a neat idea to help the family focus more on Jesus during the Christmas season. Â Each person in your family gets a strip of paper and each day you write down a good deed you did for your fellow man. Â At the end of the day, the…