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• The Christ Candle

  

  by RobynnAdvent is the season of waiting for the Christ. It’s typically celebrated during the month of December as the church collective waits, again, with eage... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• When I Stumble in the Dark

  

  It’s when I’m walking in the dark that I stumble on them and curse. Small, brass pyramids – their triangular shapes piercing into my tender skin.We had purchase... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beyond the Headlines – Pakistan Zindabad

  

  When I was growing up and we would return to the United States for year-long furloughs, not many had heard of Pakistan. At the time Pakistan was a relatively ne... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Learning to Listen

  

  I remember the first time I realized I wanted to tell my stories, got angry and hurt inside when people wouldn’t listen, but wasn’t willing to listen to the... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Birthdays and Aunts and Life

  

  August is a big birthday month for us. Each date that we celebrate is set apart on the calendar and in the heart.Last Thursday, August 9, our youngest turned 18... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reblog from DL Mayfield – Silver and Gold

  This piece is long. And it is worthy of its length. It is one of the best pieces I have recently read in its beauty, conviction and clarity. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Permission to Embarrass

  Fridays with RobynnRecently I gave God permission to embarrass me!I know that might sound odd and even somewhat sacrilegious. But it helped me to relax. It... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ramadan 2013 – Eid Mubarak! عید مُبارک

  

  Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim friends and readers today.The moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia on the night of August 7 signifying the end to the month-long fast o... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blogging Trips – the New Short-Term Missions

  

  “Wait, so you take our stories and put them in a magazine that rich people read, and you get paid and we don’t? That’s some backward-ass bluffiness, if you ask... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Wall of Mirrors

  

  While living in Cairo we would visit a friend who had decorated an entire wall with mirrors from the Middle East.It was stunning. Some were intricate, some... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pink Punch and Lemon Squares

  

  They served pink punch at the funeral.Pink punch with sherbet in it. And lemon squares and those little finger sandwiches stuffed with different fillings: egg... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• When the Animals State the Obvious

  

  From Fridays with RobynnSometimes the obvious has to be stated before it resonates.I learned this the hard way.In 2009 Lowell had the unfortunate and momentous... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Love the City Until…..

  

  Last night someone broke into our car. I foolishly left the windows down – just one inch, forgot to lock the doors, and didn’t alarm the car. It was a, what do... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Join Me at A Life Overseas – “When Envy Rots the Soul”

  Readers – I’m at A Life Overseas today where I’ll be sharing about envy. It was a convicting post to write and I hope you’ll join me. Oh – and did I tell you... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Before We Had a Name

  

  To the Adult Third Culture KidThere was a time when we didn’t have a name. When we were forever told to pull up our boot straps and get on with life. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• To the Displaced and the Exiled

  

  I get it.You sit in a crowd of people and you feel your mouth go dry, the bite you just took from your scone chokes your throat. How can you be this lonely in... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Breathe

  

  The morning starts with a sun-sparkled ocean and coffee, strong, sweet coffee.The weight and frustrations of the week are wrapped up and thrown out with... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• How I Lost 580 Pounds This Summer

  

  I love this post on Simplicity from Robynn! Enjoy and be challenged!I’m always intrigued by the glossy magazine covers that claim with great enthusiasm that I... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Guest Post – Witnesses to Our Lives

  

  Lately I’ve been missing stories. Somehow my world has been too narrow, too tired, my ears too closed. It’s as though my eyesight needs healing and my ears... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cat Tales – A Review

  

  Growing up, I cannot remember a time when we were without a cat.Throughout my letters home from boarding school in my earliest years I reference our cat. “How i... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION