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Every season has a distinct sound if you stop for a moment and pay close attention. The summer buzzes with bees, water sprinklers spit and tick, the shrieks and screams of kids playing on the block add to the symphony. Then fall eases in like cool jazz with a subtle breeze that rustles leaves, making Samba shakers out of tree branches. There’s a rhythm, a harmony. That’s how life should be. When life is in order and we’ve courageously removed all that isn’t serving our growth and purpose, there’s flow; we’re in synch. Chaos and confusion give way to peace. Add a little fun andRead More →

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Maybe it was the pout on my face that convinced a mentor administering a fresh dose of advice to issue a friendly reminder from across the dinner table. “We’re all broken,” she said gently after listening to my grievance.  “It’s a matter of deciding how much and what type of brokenness you can live with.” I agree with that. There are broken relationships, broken bank accounts, broken hearts, broken paths to success, and broken spirits. We’re all humanly flawed and imperfect in some ways. As I prepared to write this blog entry, the prodigal son (or daughter) kept coming to my mind. I see himRead More →

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Have you ever messed up so badly or maybe you just know someone who has messed up so badly that you wonder: who in the world is going to clean up this mess? My girlfriends and I have this expression when talking about the debris left in the wake of some of our trials. We say, “Ewww! That’s messy.” Your sin, your past, your mistakes, your failures, your poor choices can be so rank that it stinks to high heaven. Who’s coming to fix it, dress it up and leave you and those involved with an ounce of dignity? This Easter Sunday don’t let aRead More →