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  • A Call to All Revolutionary Storytellers or Fight the Darkside, Luke! Use the Force!
    Saturday, May 30th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     7 Comments

    Have you noticed how hard it’s getting to tell the good guys from the bad guys? When my son was home for Christmas break, I watched a couple of his action/adventure movies and had to keep asking, “Is that guy on the good side or the bad side?” My son’s answer was often, “It’s complicated. …[ read more ]

  • Keeping It Real with God
    Wednesday, May 27th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     4 Comments

    So, I spent yesterday reading through Moses’ interactions with God from Exodus through Deuteronomy (I did a lot of skimming). Moses spent time meeting with God “face-to-face”, the Bible says, “as a man speaks with his friend.” Wow. I mean, seriously, wow. And what I love about the relationship between Moses and God is how …[ read more ]

  • Access Denied
    Monday, May 25th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     Start the Conversation

    What could be more frustrating, more aggravating, or more insulting than the words “Access Denied”? There was a time when my family did not belong to the local YMCA. My water bug daughter longed to have access to the pool there and frequently remarked that she would do anything to be allowed to swim every …[ read more ]

  • I Quit!
    Saturday, May 23rd, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     6 Comments

    I’m a quitter. Most people don’t know that about me because I’m also a procrastinator so I don’t get around to following through on quitting but I quit on things all the time. I’ve quit on my marriage. My husband of twenty-one years knows how many times I’ve given up. I’ve quit on homeschooling. Over …[ read more ]

  • What Not to Wear
    Tuesday, May 19th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     6 Comments

    I always have the wrong clothes. Do you know what I mean? Other people seem to dress with ease. They have the right apparel for summer at the first bud of a tree and they seamlessly slip into cardigans as the first orange leaf falls to the ground. Their clothes match. They fit properly. These …[ read more ]