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What is the most shaping thing about you? What gives you your identity? Our identification speaks for us. ID Please: “Identification?” This is what I hear when traveling overseas. Really, I am being asked, “What country is your home? Where is the proof?” Or, “What is your identity?” For my international friends seeking to stay …
Last week it was soooo cold, and dreary. A tree in my yard seemed like it was trying so hard to bloom — but was being held back by the sudden bursts of cold weather. The blowing wind and freezing temperatures were stifling growth. Everything seemed to be working against it. Doesn’t it feel like …
This is Alyssa’s story– a friend and recent Aggie grad. I think you will like her short story and insight as she finds the gospel in the mundane. There was an administrative job that I had on campus a couple of years ago. It was mostly mundane kind of work, file this, print that, hold the …
My heart aches. It is a twisted, steady ache, that cannot be contained alone by my heart as it works its way down to my gut, into my now clinched fists and reaches up to my tight, ruffled brow. This sorrow must escape, so the tears flow, somewhat expectantly — slowly down my cheeks, for …
In my upbringing, Lent was a time of the year when I ate fish on Fridays and I gave up something like chocolate. In my mind, Lent was about self-denial — and this was just suppose to be good for me. So, sometime like on the Tuesday before Lent commenced, I tried to decide what …
The conversation went something like this: “I am giving up chocolate. What are you giving up? I am going to give up chocolate too. What about you Cindy, what are you going to give up? Well, I don’t really go to church or anything, but I think I will give up chocolate as well.” This …
My family has easily been entertained at times, searching for and finding Waldo. You are probably familiar with these fun, but peculiar books, with an assortment of wacky and whimsical pictures and Waldo somewhere hidden within. I often picked up one of these books, in years past, to help the kids (and me) endure long …
Dating and relationships are topics that come up frequently in the world I live in. College students, young adults on my staff team and the three teenagers of my own have me thinking about dating a lot. Overall, things have changed in the dating world since I was in college. As we know, it is …
It is obvious which holiday is quickly approaching, for the red and pink cards in the seasonal greeting card section remind all shoppers of the latest sentiment to give. The hearts of chocolates are enticing me to buy a little something for myself. Soon the tents with flowers and stuffed bears will arrive in grocery …
Relationships can weather the most difficult of times, and then can also crumble and disappear in a fleeting moment. Why is that? Why do they have to be so challenging? Recently I had a “run in” with someone I have known for some time. I wanted to avoid them and the conflict — wishing it …
This is Taylor’s story (and second on “just a glimpse”) – a friend, intern and recent graduate of Texas A&M. I think you can probably relate to her thoughts on comparison. I appreciate her insight into the places comparison takes us. I often call myself the “Queen of Comparison.” I find it’s such an easy title to maintain. I …
Extended family-time over the holiday can invite a whole host of emotions. From blessed to stressed, it can leave me thankful and happy to disappointed and frustrated. I can too easily give into the feelings of hurt or discouragement. I so want them to make me feel valued, loved and appreciated. When I don’t feel this …
The Christmas season isn’t complete for me without the song, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” I know I have mentioned this before, but unlike some songs, I never tire of it during the holidays — playing it over and over on the piano. As a child we usually made it to church during the weeks …
I am sitting here eating my favorite kind of Christmas cookie, an iced sugar cookie in the shape of a gingerbread man. I wonder what gingerbread men have to do with Christmas. There are many Christmas symbols like this– some having closer connections to Christmas than others. My sister recently posted a photo on Instagram …
Don’t you love recipes that are tried and true, delicious, loved by most, and simple to make? For all the above reasons, I love these bar cookies! They go by many names like, “Magic Bars,” or “Hello Dollies.” But since they are made up of seven layers of ingredients, I call them “7 Layer Bars.” …
