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10 Simple Steps to Freedom from Spring Cleaning. Finally. | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. 10 Simple Steps to Freedom from Spring Cleaning. Finally. Posted by Cindy DeBoer. Asymp; 1 Comment. When I found out I had a disease that would likely reduce my years on this planet significantly, I wasted no time and jumped into conservation mode by eliminating things from my life that are not important, not necessary, or just no fun. I’m trying to focus my time and energy on things that really matter. Not this Cinderella. No more. Who cares about dust ALL T...
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Spring Cleaning | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. 10 Simple Steps to Freedom from Spring Cleaning. Finally. Posted by Cindy DeBoer. Asymp; 1 Comment. When I found out I had a disease that would likely reduce my years on this planet significantly, I wasted no time and jumped into conservation mode by eliminating things from my life that are not important, not necessary, or just no fun. I’m trying to focus my time and energy on things that really matter. Not this Cinderella. No more. Who cares about dust ALL T...
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Life Overseas | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. Angels in the Sewage. Posted by Cindy DeBoer. In Joy in the Journey. Asymp; 9 Comments. It may be true that snowstorms suck and this past February was the coldest Michigan has seen in over 100 years but I think a February of solid rain in tropical countries is potentially worse. Here’s why:. We should have all died as we sloshed around, knee-deep, in Darrin and Julie’s sewage. In an act of love and selfishness, when our friends Darrin and Julie decided to joi...
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Joy in the Journey | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. Joy in the Journey. The Beauty of not being good enough – (Getting “Cut” from the team). Posted by Cindy DeBoer. Joy in the Journey. Asymp; 7 Comments. Cuts are so aptly named, aren’t they? Like a physical cut: leaving one wounded, bleeding. in pain. And the injury didn’t just end with Grace her cut deeply wounded me and Paul as well. Maybe even worse. Nothing hurts us more than our children hurting. No matter how hard we parents try to create a justification...
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Simplifying Life | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. Why Chip and Joanna are BIG, FAT, LIARS (But we should all be watching their show anyway…). Posted by Cindy DeBoer. In Chip and Joanna. Asymp; 8 Comments. But, curiosity got the best of me and when our spring break hotel had cable, I binge-watched like 28 episodes of Fixer Upper. And now, like the rest of the world, I have a huge fan crush on the duo. This fact pisses me off, because I really want to hate them for making fixing-upping look fun . In REAL LIFE ...
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Ed Dobson | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. Sometimes I wish all my hair would fall out… Discovering the redemptive work of suffering. Posted by Cindy DeBoer. Asymp; 8 Comments. My husband recently shared some sad news with me – a 65 yr. old friend of ours has been diagnosed with lung cancer. It was evident my husband was upset by this news, and he started saying something philosophical about the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death. Blah, blah, blah. To be understood, too. Oh God, no! It’s j...
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Sometimes I wish all my hair would fall out… Discovering the redemptive work of suffering | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. Sometimes I wish all my hair would fall out… Discovering the redemptive work of suffering. Posted by Cindy DeBoer. Asymp; 8 Comments. My husband recently shared some sad news with me – a 65 yr. old friend of ours has been diagnosed with lung cancer. It was evident my husband was upset by this news, and he started saying something philosophical about the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death. Blah, blah, blah. To be understood, too. Oh God, no! It’s j...
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Angels | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. Angels in the Sewage. Posted by Cindy DeBoer. In Joy in the Journey. Asymp; 9 Comments. It may be true that snowstorms suck and this past February was the coldest Michigan has seen in over 100 years but I think a February of solid rain in tropical countries is potentially worse. Here’s why:. We should have all died as we sloshed around, knee-deep, in Darrin and Julie’s sewage. In an act of love and selfishness, when our friends Darrin and Julie decided to joi...
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Morocco | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. We accidentally bought a crack house – and soon found ourselves addicted, too. Posted by Cindy DeBoer. Asymp; 2 Comments. There is a spiritual heaviness in our upstairs back porch and all the praying people who walk through the place can feel it. So now we know what to look for when questioning if a home is being used as a drug dispenser – which is not exactly a resume-building skill. When I drive anywhere from here, I usually encounter at least one beggar an...
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MOROCCO | Cindy DeBoer
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Learning to lose my life in order to find it. The Date and the Cockroach. Posted by Cindy DeBoer. Asymp; 4 Comments. Also, just like satan, these roaches were nocturnal and would hunt us down at night. Sometimes they crawled up on our bed. On several occasions, they crawled up on. One time, in the middle of the night, Paul had one crawl up on his face and it tried to suck the spit from his mouth. Yes, it did. Lord, have mercy. How I hate cockroaches. However, my problem remained. Cockroaches and date...