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Before I’d turned thirteen years of age, I’d moved five times and I’d had no choice in the matter. The decision to relocate always rested on the shoulders of my parents.  Moving, Moving, Moving The first time we moved was exciting because I’d never left the confines of my home state of Nebraska before. The…

“Courage is recognizing your fear of doing something, but doing it anyway.” Though I remember hearing that quote spoken by someone, I don’t remember who they were. None-the-less, their words made a home in my memory, which is all that really matters.                            Courageous This last weekend I had the opportunity to be courageous. I…

I collect quotes that inspire me and write them down in little notebooks. Then occasionally, as I did this morning, I’ll read through one of them. Though I don’t always write down the date of when I recorded every quote, each little notebook that I’ve filled represents a particular time in my journey of faith. …

Last Sunday was Father’s Day and our first official summer family gathering. It was a chilly wet day and we huddled around the kitchen table over our plates of potato salad and hamburgers reminiscing about camping trips we’d taken. “I remember when we went camping and forgot the diapers, so we used duck tape and…