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Suburban Shalom

seeking peace and purpose from my little neck of the suburbs

On finding your calling

I’ll confess: I’ve always been envious of people who know their gifting and chase hard after what they feel they were put on earth to do. For the past few years my husband and I have wrestled with our vocational lives in somewhat dramatic fashion. We have bought and sold a business, launched a … [Read more...]

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What the middle years of parenting need most

Our oldest turned sixteen this past weekend. In the blink of an eye we’ve traded nap times and princess dresses for practice drives and formal dresses. Now days I find lip gloss and hair ties instead of crayons and cheerios in the crevices of my car.  We’re settling into the middle years of … [Read more...]

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A Christmas confession

All three of my girls have said at one point or another this December that it doesn’t “feel like Christmas.” I usually give them some pushback on this as I rattle off all the reasons it should feel as festive as ever. But truthfully, I’m in the same boat as they are this season. Maybe this is … [Read more...]

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Don’t let the lights go out

We are living in a townhome in this season while we wait and hope for a less intense housing market. A few weeks ago I set up a pre-lit Christmas tree from Home Depot in our family room, and it brings me much happiness every day when I see it or sit next to it’s soft glow. It’s not perfectly full … [Read more...]

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