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Don’t Get Off the Rickshaw
Bicycle powered rickshaws are a common form of transportation in Bangladesh. But during my recent visit to the country, I wasn’t sure I wanted to ride in one. You see, the traffic can best be...
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Free Upgrade!
In the last month, I’ve spent 76 hours on planes. And I’m not exaggerating. I actually added it up just now. Those hours do not include the time sitting on the ground in airplanes or waiting in...
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The Trees Sang in Praise
Have you ever heard trees sing? Yesterday, I heard them. Oh yes, they loudly praised our glorious God. I am in Alberta, Canada this week. Yesterday, some friends and I drove into Banff National Park to...
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Today’s My Birthday. Am I “Old” Now?
Today is my birthday. I am 55 years old. Some days I feel old. Some days I feel like I’m just getting started good. But this specific number – “55” – comes with an “old age” stigma. I keep thinking...
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Perfect for Fall: Cheeseburger Soup
The air is crisp in Houston today with the early morning temperature in the upper 50’s. Finally, it feels like fall. Fall brings many wonderful things, including soup. So, I decided this was a perfect...
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Are You Content with Your Stuff?
Our family calls it the flood of 2003. One Saturday morning I stepped into ankle-deep water in the hallway outside our bedroom. I could hear water gushing somewhere close by and hurried to find the...
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Changes Ahead
Some of you read this blog regularly. Over the years, you’ve read about my family and my travels and my ministry. And you’ve shared with me. And even though most of us have not met face to face, we...
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My Top Ten – Plus One – Chocolate Favorites
Chocolate is my love language and I speak it fluently. In honor of the Chocolate Holiday (aka “Valentine’s Day), I’d like to share some of my chocolate favorites with you. I do have a few “chocolate...
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Friends Don’t Divide, They Multiply!
We are moving this week. In fact, the movers are scheduled to arrive this morning. If things go according to plan, there will be two days of packing and loading here in Houston, then we will unload at...
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Right now my husband is in the middle of a two-week hunting trip in the mountains of Washington State. They packed in eight miles by horseback. There is no cell phone coverage and no bathrooms. Just...
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