The “new” normal is no longer new. It’s very old. And getting older as headlines change daily. The news overwhelms…
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How to Pray When You Feel Like a Failure
This week I’m blogging over at Club31Women about how guilt and shame became my companions in my early years of motherhood —…
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Our Enemy: Be Alert and Know How to Respond
The worldwide crisis we’re facing right now has been referred to as an enemy — and this is true. An…
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The Sadness of Jesus: Thoughts on Holy Week
As this horrible virus rages across the globe, our emotions race from one extreme to another. They resemble a complicated…
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How to Adapt to Our New Reality with Humility and Faith
As the corona crisis expands life gets harder. Sadness becomes frustration, tempers flare, blame increases and a general grumpiness permeates…
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Where is God When Life Hurts?
Sometimes life hurts. In fact it stinks. It’s oh-so-painful. A family member has just been killed by a driver who…
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How About Turning New Year’s Resolutions Upside Down?
I’ve never enjoyed making New Year’s resolutions. It just feels like making a list of things I’m going to fail…
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Ask Susan: A New Vision for Your Christmas
Do you feel in need of a new vision for Christmas this year? Sometimes I’ve felt that way in the…
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Our Grandson’s Liver Transplant: 3 Years Later
This past week we celebrated an unusual event: the anniversary of a successful liver transplant for our then 6-year-old grandson,…
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“I Can’t”: Two Simple Words God Loves to Hear
Do you ever get so frustrated or so discouraged that you want to shout, “I can’t!”? It happens to me…
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