Ears to Hear ~ Part II, Listening with Our Eyes

Experienced teachers know they have to repeat things more than once if they expect their students to actually “get it”. And from the opposite perspective, experienced Continue reading

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Ears to ‘Hear’ ~ Part I

Sometimes changing our approach to a routine task or activity is a good thing, even though it might feel a bit awkward. I’m experiencing that awkward feeling right now because I’m  Continue reading

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Passing the Smell Test

We’ve all heard that familiar old platitude that a picture’s worth a thousand words, and it seems absolutely true when we come across some  Continue reading

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Such Small Words ~ Such Major Impact

Have you ever had one of those times when it seemed like God took a highlighter and  Continue reading

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Immeasurable Loss vs. Invincible Love

Sadly, by the time this post goes out, the tragic, deadly flood in Kerrville, Texas will have become old news for many. Seasoned consumers of American news have been  Continue reading

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Happy “5th” of July!! 🎉 🎉 🎉

The smell of charcoal and the smoke from exploding fireworks was still lingering as this post went out, and a few grills and griddles might even still  Continue reading

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