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In 1986, in my living room, alone in the house, I grappled with a powerful call on my life that I knew was beyond anything I was equipped to do.  I wasn’t really regretting my prayer a few months before, “Lord, if you will show me what works, I want to be part of the...

It was a typical scene. We were on our way home from a fun weekend overnight get-away to the mountains. Five guys were packed in the car since it’s about a 3 hour drive and I was in my usual seat. Being a “petite” as I like to call it, means I’m a man of slight...

When I was a kid, I had a debilitating fear of being seen.  Like a lot of us, I was mercilessly bullied in grade school, told that I was stupid, ugly, awkward, and that it would be better for everybody if I just disappeared and stopped polluting others’ lives.  So I...

God called me back to basics as the new year rolled into view.  My blog post to that affect was posted in January, 2020. What basics?  After all the wrestling and questioning, it came down to one basic, a familiar call: “Mary, Mary, Mary”….”you so easily forget the...

When dealing with stress, busy-ness, or weariness (or all 3), one’s good and helpful practices of self-care are typically one of the first things to go out the window.  During the last 6+ months of this pandemic, I’ve noticed that I am more weary than is typical for...

In my last 2 blogs (here and here) I’ve been discussing where we usually go when we avoid responsibilities, boredom or relational pain. Usually to not so great places—like headlong into our coping mechanisms and addictions. Well, I’ll just speak personally. Addiction...

Welcome to another episode of Mary’s Musings.  I prepare for this blog by rummaging through my notes from books I am reading, music I listen to, and thoughts scribbled on napkins, backs of envelopes and sometimes from an actual notebook that doubles as my journal. The...