My Well Has Run Dry
Like you, I have been working hard on keeping both my family and faith alive during these very strange times. I have been spending more...
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julia marshall
Sep 12, 20192 min read
Overwhelmed
It seems to me that today is one of those days when the only consistent and reliable thing is that everything I touch won’t go away. And...
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julia marshall
Jul 14, 20192 min read
The Goat is Out
Now I don’t usually admit this, but I have a goat. Sure, he’s not only mine. After all, the whole family enjoys his antics, admires his...
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julia marshall
Jul 14, 20191 min read
Its Okay Guys
I was wrestling with my three year old, Caleb, and I was doing my best to be scary. Truth be told, I was attempting to be a force to be...
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julia marshall
Jul 4, 20192 min read
Stuff Breaks
Stuff breaks. Yes, I know that. And as a father of eight children, running around under the age of thirteen, our stuff breaks faster...
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julia marshall
Jun 26, 20192 min read
In Between the High Points
Trips are good. The one I am currently on, for example, provides nothing unique in terms of the company, the destination, or even the...
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julia marshall
Jun 7, 20192 min read
The Point of It All
There’s a moment we all feel I’m sure of it, when we ask ourselves something like, “what is the point of it all?” And we tend to think...
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julia marshall
Jun 3, 20192 min read
Lessons from a Bird
I have never been one for bird watching. Perhaps I find their erratic movements to jarring or maybe their sweet songs often used in...
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julia marshall
May 23, 20192 min read
You Will Find Dad at the Back
I just returned from a cold and brisk walk in the rain. And because I think mothers should get a break from time to time, I left Kyla at...
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julia marshall
Aug 22, 20182 min read
That Slide is Still Here
Last winter, Grandpa made an enormous, winter slide for our kids. Towering on our front lawn, it has two legs resting on the porch while...
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julia marshall
Aug 15, 20183 min read
Beware the False Victim
I met a woman today who spent most of our conversation lying to me. She lied to me about what she knew and didn’t know. She lied to me...
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julia marshall
Jun 27, 20181 min read
Dark Places
We all have dark places; places we go to when we cannot face reality. For some of us, that place is filled with lies about us. For...
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julia marshall
Apr 15, 20181 min read
I Saw Myself Today, And I Didn’t Like It
Some of you will no doubt say, ‘hey, yeah, that’s Patrick. He’s wearing one of those hats that he usually sports; he’s still representing...
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julia marshall
Apr 11, 20181 min read
What They Say About Saints
I was working away trying to build a small shed, and I discovered yet again that little projects are always bigger than they seem. It is...
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julia marshall
Mar 11, 20182 min read
Stomping On Castles
As I sit here writing, I am in fact doing double duty. For while I must keep one eye on my screen as I type, the other must keep a fairly...
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julia marshall
Feb 25, 20182 min read
Not Good Enough
I have the strange suspicion that the way I feel today is not unique to me. You see, for all my accomplishments, and rewards, and...
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julia marshall
Jan 30, 20182 min read
A Look at the End
I imagine that if you saw your life from the end instead of the beginning (as we are all used to), then things would probably change....
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julia marshall
Dec 19, 20172 min read
Snowed In
I’m not sure about where you live, but right now, we have snow…lot’s of it. And when it snows where I live it kind of imposes itself on...
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Editor in Chief
Nov 22, 20172 min read
Here's To Waking Up Early
I have yet again performed the successful feat of waking up at an ungodly hour, and it seems that my body would prefer it this way. For I am
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julia marshall
Nov 15, 20172 min read
Take the Food Out of Your Hair
Today my son had his first haircut, which is good, because no matter how often we bathed him, he looked like he was hoarding food for the...
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