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The unused gift

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They say opposites attract. Well, I wouldn’t say my husband is my opposite, but there are definitely some big differences in the way he and I think and operate. For example, I like to process my thoughts and feelings out loud, whereas John processes things inwardly. Mimi = many words, John = few words.

I’m an optimist and idealist, lover of happy endings.  He is practical and realistic.

He’s a big picture kind of thinker, I’m into details.  He dreams about where he wants to go, I want to know how it’s going to work or happen. What’s the plan, man.

However, one of the most glaring differences became evident a few years ago. Continue reading →

Come on, let go

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I feel like I’ve been holding in my little hands things and dreams I expected to keep or have, even prayers answered the way I think they should be.  I also feel like God has been reaching down with His big daddy hands, grasping mine and shaking them so I’ll let go of the stuff I think is good but He knows is not what I really need or want.  I remember when my girls were very young, shaking their chubby little hands at times to make them let go of something, like handfuls of dirt or some other yucky thing they were about to put into their mouth. Continue reading →

Myth Buster

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Have you ever seen the show “Myth Busters”?  The crew on the show takes something that’s been shown in a movie or TV show and tries it out in real life to see if it could really happen.  For instance, one time they tried using a single sword swipe to cut a pole in half as seen in a ninja flick.  Another time they tried shooting a circle of holes in a second-story floor with guns to see if the circle of wood the gunman was standing on would fall to the story underneath.  It’s a lot of fun to watch.  Sometimes the amazing feat proves to be actually doable, other times not even close.

In a loosely related way, sometimes I feel the need to search out the Scriptures to back up a claim about God – his character, the way He interacts with us, his promises, etc.   Yesterday I was thinking about how it’s often said God is interested in and involved in the details of our lives here on earth.  Is that true or just a myth? Continue reading →