Category: What I Learned
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What I Learned in 2025
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2025 was a significant year for Jordan and me. I started an intense counseling stint with Rockhouse in April and just finished this week. It was the best counseling I have ever been a part of. It focused on heart transformation rather than behavior because as our hearts transform, our…
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Christmas Card 2025
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I usually send a Christmas letter by mail, but this year and last, I didn’t get around to it. BUT, I did write a letter, and I still wanted to share it, so I’m using this platform instead. It’s a simple reflection on our year, what mattered most, and what…
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7 Things That Made Me Smile This Week
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We were gone for 10 days, and although we had a lot of fun, we are so happy to be home. Getting settled back into your home can be exhausting, on top of already being exhausted from not sleeping in your bed, traveling, staying up late, etc. But these things…
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Waiting for an Adoption is a Wilderness
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Cautiously Optimistic, Expectantly Waiting, & Patient So much has happened in our adoption journey, but I will give you the “short” version. I am leaving out some details for privacy and protection. We have been on an adoption journey for three years. When we first jumped headfirst into this journey,…
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What I Learned in 2024
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This is my fourth year doing this, and I always appreciate looking back at the year and reviewing what I learned. It is a time for reflection and looking forward, when I can remember God’s faithfulness and the growth I have experienced. Humor and life memories also abound. Here’s my…
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Understanding Young Life’s Impact on Teens
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At 6 pm, they started rolling in. “Thanks for having us!” “Can we help you in any way?” They had smiles, conversations filled the room, and laughter rang out as they joined their friends and surrounded our bar. They wear loose jeans, loose tees, gazelle Adidas, clogged Birkenstocks, Lulu Lemons,…
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What I Learned in 2023
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This yearly tradition allows me to reflect, look forward, see growth, be thankful, and know what I need to continue learning. 2023 was a year of waiting again, and in that waiting, a considerable change followed a lot of uncertainty in our adoption plans. We found out that our previous…
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What I Learned in 2022
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This is a tradition that is so refreshing, renewing, reflective, and fun! I believe it is such a good practice to look back on the year to see what I learned, remember what happened, and most importantly take what I learned and apply it to my next year of life.…
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What I Learned in 2021 and What I am Still Learning
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These have become a reflection for me to laugh at and maybe set a few goals for the new year. It’s refreshing for me to look over the last year and see what happened and how I want to change or maybe keep things the same. I hope you can…