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pullweedsgrowhope
Jan 15, 20241 min read
Nighttime lessons
Practice the pause, He said. It will be fun, they said. Like pulling a ponderosa pine out of my eye, I'm learning. Practicing has never...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Jan 10, 20241 min read
The Words We Wear
My most comfy sweater, does it protect me from the weather? Or from lies others have said about me, thoughts that I have allowed to...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Jan 6, 20241 min read
Let's get real.
Put on your mask, they said. It will save you. But from what I can tell, cover ups have never saved anyone. Like white-washed tombs,...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Jan 3, 20242 min read
Ponderosa Pine
There is a picture in my mind of a ponderosa pine in my eye. Will you help me take it out? It's been there for almost 400 years, because...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Home Forever
Room with a view. That's my home for now. I'm soaking it up, maybe especially because I know that it's temporary. The longing in my...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 26, 20232 min read
Your Name
Quite often I get asked why there are such detailed lists of names in Scripture. Not that I claim to know everything about God, but I...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 22, 20231 min read
Bitter Cold
Season of resting, needed rather than wanted. The gift of winter.
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Betrayed
All morning I had listened to the crashing of ice skidding off the trees and slamming onto the roof. The little dog and I were finally...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 20, 20231 min read
A Challenge
As I look around me, there are people hustling and hurting everywhere. We're all in our own little worlds. Are you feeling alone there?...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 19, 20231 min read
Following Directions
As I have been wrestling with the feelings of loss, grief and guilt over this move away from friends and my sister, the Lord reminded me...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 18, 20231 min read
The Habit of Love
You choose anger, big, like a raging bull. I feel it, but it's not mine, so I wave my cape and you run right by. You've been hurt and...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Winter Reflections
Shorter days means less light, unless I take it as a sign to look harder for the Light of the world. Christmas feels a little cluttered,...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 16, 20231 min read
What We Need
Truth, like a deep breath, nothing to hide with a mask, can fill me with hope. Chihuahua terrier mix and bunny
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Annie and Jimmy-A Reflection
The grass looks greener over the fence, it's hard not to notice. Annie's seen him out there mowing and unloading the groceries for his...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Beautiful Potholes
I asked myself why, the ice freezes in circles, and You gave me this image. The picture of a footprint. The footprint of his heart. Long...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Surprise, A Reflection
I had a thought the other day, that maybe you were right. But then again, if that means I'm wrong, how could that be? It even crossed my...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 12, 20231 min read
That Old Familiar Feeling
When you feel it can you let yourself go back, to when you first felt it, and remind yourself that you're safe now. There's nothing to...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 11, 20231 min read
All By Myself
Swimming in a pool of regret in December. Who is there with me? The enemy. He and my sin, invited me in, and, man, I'm flailing. Who...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Our Address is Going to Change Soon
It's the feelings we want back, Back before the mistakes, Mistakes that set us on a path. Path that led us away from a place, Place that...
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pullweedsgrowhope
Dec 9, 20232 min read
Hearts Revealed, A Reflection
Along the road, high up in the mountains, there is a pipe carrying spring water that never stops flowing. If you were driving the speed...
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