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Small Things with Great Love: I desire mercy
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Small Things with Great Love. Striving to live a life of love. Thursday, October 6, 2011. These days, I am all about Mercy. Pretty much mostly for me. The laundry needs folding, the dishes are piling, the toddler is wandering around without underwear holding his potty chair to "show me" what he did.accidentally tipping it over in the process. "Lord, have mercy," I say out loud. It's not always chaos here; I hate to paint the wrong impression. We do have. Bingo, Mr. à Kempis! Do I bend my children's wills...
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Small Things with Great Love: February 2011
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Small Things with Great Love. Striving to live a life of love. Sunday, February 27, 2011. Hospitality, the Christ-like Kind. The trip was a good reminder that while the Colorado blue is deeply inbedded in my DNA, my husband has grafted himself in to my being. And the husband wins. That said, while we were sans-Daddy, we relied wholly and unabashadly on the hospitality of our family. And having been the recipients of their generosity for nearly a week, a word about how their hospitality warmed my soul.
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Small Things with Great Love: On Giving Up Time
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Small Things with Great Love. Striving to live a life of love. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. On Giving Up Time. 8220;You look anxious,” a friend said to me recently. 8220;I have four children,” I responded. So say no more, say no more. But there was an element of truth. I have four children 6 and under. I work full-time from home. I spend at least two hours a day in the minivan, driving people to school, lessons, swimming, doctors. I try to keep the house. Can I give Him even more? Then I remembered I. It also...
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Small Things with Great Love: August 2011
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Small Things with Great Love. Striving to live a life of love. Thursday, August 25, 2011. A special post for Grandpa. Dear Grandpa Lanier, Happy (belated) birthday! We LOVE celebrating birthdays, especially yours! You asked for cookies, right? Actually, Grandpa, we LOVE cookies, so we were really glad you asked for them. We set out to make you the best cookies we could manage, all by ourselves (mostly). And while we baked, we learned. We were really focused for a record amount of time. Yep, they're good.
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Small Things with Great Love: The Year of Availability
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Small Things with Great Love. Striving to live a life of love. Thursday, May 8, 2014. The Year of Availability. Birthdays get me thinking. It's not like turning 34 warrants a mid-life crisis. But maybe it is a good time to have a pre-mid-life, practice crisis. So this year, with these reflections, I’m calling it My Year of Availability. When they come to me I won’t turn them away. 8221; And they pause, blankly. Um, pass the toast? So, why “Available? 8221; Why this word? Because more than ever, I feel th...
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Small Things with Great Love: March 2014
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Small Things with Great Love. Striving to live a life of love. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. On Giving Up Time. 8220;You look anxious,” a friend said to me recently. 8220;I have four children,” I responded. So say no more, say no more. But there was an element of truth. I have four children 6 and under. I work full-time from home. I spend at least two hours a day in the minivan, driving people to school, lessons, swimming, doctors. I try to keep the house. Can I give Him even more? Then I remembered I. It also...
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Small Things with Great Love: March 2013
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Small Things with Great Love. Striving to live a life of love. Saturday, March 9, 2013. Dangerous (but Blessed) Business Going Out The Front Door. In the midst of such movement, such constant nurturing and loving and sheltering and guiding.it can feel impossible to have a thought or conversation outside of the minivan. I could feel my blood pressure rising. When I am in His Presence. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). According to Mother Teresa, "we can do no great things, only small things with great love.".
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Small Things with Great Love: October 2011
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Small Things with Great Love. Striving to live a life of love. Thursday, October 6, 2011. These days, I am all about Mercy. Pretty much mostly for me. The laundry needs folding, the dishes are piling, the toddler is wandering around without underwear holding his potty chair to "show me" what he did.accidentally tipping it over in the process. "Lord, have mercy," I say out loud. It's not always chaos here; I hate to paint the wrong impression. We do have. Bingo, Mr. à Kempis! Do I bend my children's wills...
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Small Things with Great Love: January 2011
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Small Things with Great Love. Striving to live a life of love. Monday, January 31, 2011. And then there it is: the pitter patter pitter patter of little feet. A pint-sized voice, and down the stairs he comes. "Mommy! His grin is 100 watt and could light the darkest room. He exults in his morning victory at the Finding Mommy Game. He points to my carefully laid Quiet Time accessories."Candle! He shouts. And now the baby is awake, too. I want to pump my fist. Maybe I should form a union. Vocare - To Call.