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  • Marriage and Ballroom Dancing
    Thursday, April 23rd, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     15 Comments

    Marriage is a tough gig. My husband may be dying and there are still days that I’d like to kill him. What’s up with that? We were watching a silly wedding movie on TV with our sixteen- year-old recently. One character has a revelation about his relationship and exclaims “I would rather spend my life …[ read more ]

  • The Doldrums of Drudgery
    Tuesday, April 21st, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     7 Comments

    Some days are full of meaningful exchanges. My daughter and I connect over her schoolwork. My husband and I are in sync. I’m able to affect someone’s healthy lifestyle choice at work. Heaven feels so close during prayer it’s as though He beamed me up for an hour. Other days, all I do is kill …[ read more ]

  • A Peculiar People
    Sunday, April 19th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     5 Comments

    The man asked me what kind of writing I do. “Christian writing.” I replied. “Oh.” He answered with a tinge of disappointment. “Do you ever write for normal people?” And I could hear God laugh. In the King James translation of 1 Peter 2:9, God says to us “But ye are a chosen generation, a …[ read more ]

  • Deep undercover
    Friday, April 17th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     3 Comments

    When my daughter was very young she did not move at the same pace as I. She had her own rhythm and moving quickly had no place in it. This presented a daily challenge to my mothering skills. One day as I waited for her to slowly tie her own shoe laces so we could …[ read more ]

  • With the Song Still In Them
    Wednesday, April 15th, 2009     Lori Roeleveld     5 Comments

    “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” Henry David Thoreau I am fascinated by the birds that breed and feed in my wooded backyard. My white cat, Sushi, stalks them, often poised directly below their feeder pole but they eat and sing undeterred by …[ read more ]