Anyone who has been in church most of his or her life knows the story of Abraham and God’s promise to make him a father of many nations. For anyone who isn’t familiar with the story, start at Genesis 12 for the story of Abraham and God’s call on his life. Just like Abraham, I…
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4.5/5 It’s rare that my husband and I get to watch a movie in the theater that isn’t targeted to toddlers, but we’ve gotten lucky with the last few Avengers films. I think it has something to do with opening weekend falling on the same weekend of my hometown‘s heritage festival. One of my…
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I can face tomorrow. This hymn has popped up in my mind many times over the past two weeks. And, truth be told, Jesus is the only thing helping me face tomorrow right now. A few days ago we lost our pastor. Not to another church or another state or even another country. We lost…
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This week has been rough. I’ve had conversations that never should’ve taken place, given news of people dying, heard of tragedies and dealt with nagging mishaps like flat tires and disciplining my kids. Of course, this kind of week occurs during my busiest work week of the month. Then, to top that all off, midweek…
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A taco, a squid and a Viking walk onto a school bus. No, this isn’t the beginning of a cheesy dad joke but rather the beginning of an average day in the life of Rob Livingston. Since 2013, he has donned a unique hat every weekday and chaffered kids to Tuscaloosa County schools, using the…
Read moreIn my mind, “agent” was once a word synonymous with real estate. If not, then it meant someone like Estelle on Friends, wrangling up parts for Joey Tribbiani and taking more than her fair share of the paycheck. Then, I took a novel writing class in an effort to educate myself on the one writing…
Read moreWhen it comes to Alabama football, I’m a big fan. Not the kind of fan who poisons sacred trees on rival grounds or who obsesses over making every game. But, nonetheless, a big fan. Both of my parents, my younger sister and I all graduated from The University of Alabama. I was a football hostess…
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As we pulled up the to the pediatrician’s office, I could sense my six year old’s fear. He shivered in his booster seat like a puppy headed to the vet. And it wasn’t because he was cold, since the first week of October in Alabama felt like August anywhere else. He was afraid to have…
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Not unlike a lot of people raised in rural Alabama, I grew up around guns. Almost every person in our small town owned at least one gun, whether intended for hunting or home protection. Men in my family had gun racks in their work trucks, and my granny hid a pistol in her Buick. I…
Read moreI recently turned 35 and decided it was time to take inventory of my life. I have two kids, three jobs and more gray hairs than this math-impaired gal can even begin to count. Then there’s a knot on my back that probably deserves a doctor visit. But who has time for that, right? No…
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