by Lake on January 13th, 2009

Her face radiated joy as she came back into the office. She isn’t normally a giddy, exuberant person, but yesterday morning she was beaming.
“That was so nice!” she interrupted, as she closed the door. “One of our customers just came in to leave me an apple strudel. She told me that I’m [...]

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by Lake on December 24th, 2008

I’ve decided that I love Christmas.
This is a brand new discovery for me. I love seeing (and even feeling) the holiday excitement in the air, but I’ve never gotten very wrapped up in it myself. But what I realized this holiday season is that Christmas is much more than an excuse to give [...]

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by Lake on May 20th, 2008

My mom’s parents live in rural Oklahoma. Rural meaning they live on 130 acres of farmland, ten minutes outside a town of a few hundred, and half an hour from the nearest hospital. I love getting to visit their farm, because the isolated setting allows me to relax much more deeply than does [...]

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by Lake on July 19th, 2006

I will be very brief, for I am still house-sitting and need to get back to take care of the dogs, but I wanted to encourage each of you to enjoy the friendships you have been given. Friendships are truly a blessing from God, and I have recently been reminded of the wondrous nature [...]

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by Lake on June 28th, 2006

Wisdom to give up control, that is.
Last night I was reminded of the story of Moses and his father-in-law, Jethro. As I looked over Exodus 18, the first thing that struck me was the genuine concern those men showed for each other. I read that
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed [...]

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