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A botanist corrected a dangerous myth people apply to children. People once believed that since adult oak trees grow stronger when buffeted, so do saplings. In fact, if an oak sapling is buffeted and treated roughly, it will stop growing properly and become stunted forever. I have even seen this concept with seedlings in my … Read more Children Crushed in the Name of Ministry
Pigeons waddled because their bodies were too heavy for grace. And the children laughed and loved them. An orange cat devoured lasagna while his eyelids drooped, and the world adored him. The koala slept and ate all day, so his belly was soft. The zoo visitors were charmed. Big and soft, … Read more Against the Grain
We gals need friends, in plural. Having one best friend, to the exclusion of other friends, limits our emotional and spiritual growth. We need friends from different walks of life (economic, racial, educational, and even by personality). We also need more than one best friend, because we can become needy or even codependent when we … Read more More Than One Friend
Mothers are over looked, under valued, but God sees our worth, and our impact on the future is essential.
As a Christian, I never tied my grief to my over eating. I denied I even felt any grief and blamed my weight issues on stress. While I was in my early twenties, Janet, a petite friend confronted this stress eating that others had called my poor self control. She saw me exercising, … Read more Embracing Grief
I wondered, “Why do people betray our trust? Why do people tell lies and use us?” But I remembered a wise man once asked, “Why not?” meaning why would sinners not sin? Why would liars not tell lies? Without Christ’s transformation, people will do treacherous things. Some people refuse God’s intervention and never stop bullying. … Read more Betrayed
I wrapped myself in a bitter coat. It smelled of leaves from the bottom of the pile, without sun, where worms burrow and life rots. The coat fit snugly, but occasionally, I shook it upon others and wounded their eyes or soured their smiles. I was without smiles myself, for the … Read more My Bitter Coat
I read God’s Word, then I spoke to Him as I looked at the moon. A gem broke off and fell on my head. I didn’t expect it, and I sure didn’t deserve it. God dropped it on me from heaven. It melted, and liquid warmth flowed over me. It sneaked inside and filled … Read more Amber Piece of Moon
We gals judge ourselves too harshly. But we may not have started out that way. I shared about how researchers asked kindergartners if they could dance, sing and draw, and these children said, “Yes!” Yet as girls aged, their answers changed to say, “I cannot” I want to address another way this happens. The researchers … Read more More Reflections on Overcoming Silencing of Gals