June 24th, 2015 
“Show me, O Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life” Psalm 39:4.
Today is my birthday. And since you’re wondering, and you’re guessing—I’m 60—born June 24, 1955.
How do I feel about this mile marker? I’d love to say, “It’s only a number” but the truth is, I don’t really like that number. I don’t like the way it looks, I don’t …
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June 9th, 2015 
I reached my limit. A solid month of storms in Dallas left many residents, myself included, with warning fatigue. The middle-of-the-night ritual of ear-piercing weather alerts from my phone felt like the one-drop-at-a-time water torture. The thunderstorm wasn’t loud enough, so now we need to be woken up with a reminder?
I finally put my phone in another room far away so I didn’t have to listen to the constant alerts. Yes, …
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May 26th, 2015 
Vintage ornate oval picture frame
Lessons from a fairy tale. The evil queen in the Snow White classic, enraptured by her own beauty, seeks daily confirmation from her magic mirror. She trusts this authoritative and unbiased source. Each day as she sees her reflection in the glass, she inquires, “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” With regularity, the voice of truth confirms that she is indeed the …
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April 21st, 2015 
A crisp, spring morning, perfect for a catch-up day with my daughter. First on our agenda, a favorite French café—the smell of warm pastries greeted us as we drove up. A sweet reunion with my first-born, reliving our adventures, and totally oblivious to the deception that awaited us. As we got up to leave, trays in hand, an awkward collision occurred with another patron and his tray. Our best manners sprung into action …
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March 31st, 2015 
Without spiritual perception it’s easy to conclude the reasons for the crucifixion: hatred, jealousy, greed, unbelief and indifference. The Jewish leaders conspired with Judas, and then convinced the Romans that putting Jesus to death was in their best interest.
But that summation leaves us no better off than the families of those who perished when the co-pilot of Germanwings flight #9525 intentionally crashed the plane into the French Alps. Their suffering finds …
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