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Mar. 19th, 2013
How Do You Actually DO This?
Last week’s post – Are we taking the “RunPee” approach to the Bible? – generated some interesting feedback both in the comments and in person. The basic gist of it was this….it’s all well and good to say we need to read and embrace all of Scripture, but we don’t want to just go through the motions. How do you actually DO this? To… [ read more ]
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Mar. 14th, 2013
Best Books for Baby Showers and Newborns
If you’ve followed Out of the Boat for any length of time, you know that I have a serious addiction…to books! It began when I was quite young, was encouraged by my family, and as an adult, I’ve never attempted to get over it. It gets me in trouble occasionally…say when I stay up until… [ read more ]
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Mar. 12th, 2013
Are We Taking the “RunPee” Approach to the Bible?
How many times have you been sitting in a theater—jumbo Coke and large popcorn forgotten—trying to concentrate on the movie while another part of your brain is analyzing each scene for an opportunity make a mad dash to the restroom. Well, there’s an app for that. It’s called RunPee and it can make your movie… [ read more ]
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Mar. 7th, 2013
Write Undaunted!
Every now and then I come to a place where I need to step away from books about writing and spend some time with books about living. The crazy thing is that once I owned up to the fact that “I AM A WRITER” I found that just about everything I read has a writing… [ read more ]
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Mar. 5th, 2013
When God Doesn’t Clear the Obstacles
One of my favorite things about reading through the Bible is finding verses that I’ve never noticed before. A few weeks ago, I found a little nugget tucked away in Exodus. The Israelites are camped out at Mt. Sinai and God is promising them that when they go into Canaan, they will be victorious. There’s… [ read more ]
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Mar. 4th, 2013
Currents :: 03-03-13
Books: Recently read Desperate by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson and Undaunted by Christine Caine . Both were excellent and I highly recommend them. Stay tuned for my reviews. Writing: Thinking about entering my first 1500 words in the Frasier contest . Terrified. Scripture: Our church is going through a Bible reading program called Eat This Book . ( You can read about it here ). Each day we read 2-4 chapters and… [ read more ]
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Feb. 27th, 2013
A Different Kind of Margin
I have not been in a “bloggy” mood lately, which is weird for me. I love this blog. I love opening up my laptop and watching my scrambled thoughts morph into something that makes sense. At least to me. Most of the time, I have three or four blog posts ready to go, but for the… [ read more ]
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Feb. 12th, 2013
The Pinterest Perplexity
It can’t just be me. Please say it isn’t just me. I love Pinterest! I see the those little rectangles filled with beautifully staged food, artfully arranged mantles, adorably posed children, and I think… How hard could it be? Well, I have some homemade hand soap that feels like snot, a goofy looking Valentine’s Day… [ read more ]
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Feb. 8th, 2013
A New Home for Lily
A few months ago, I introduced you to my friend Emily when she reviewed Life with Lily by Suzanne Woods Fisher and Mary Ann Kinsinger . Emily is a fantastic writer and a great lover of books and I was thrilled when she agreed to come back and review the second book in The Adventures of Lily Lapp series for us. Here’s a little info about A New Home for Lily: Lily Lapp is moving with her family to Pennsylvania to… [ read more ]
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Feb. 7th, 2013
Rumors of Water
It’s the first Thursday of February, so I’m over at The Write Conversation today, talking about Rumors of Water by L.L. Barkat . Come join the conversation!