Grown by Grace
chronicling the slow and steady growth found within discipleship to Jesus through the lens of my current season
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So I Won’t Forget | August 2026 (opens the original)
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I wrote in my July edition of So I Won’t Forget of scorched braincells and the difficulty of finding words within the dog days of summer, and this month, as it seems, has been even more so.We started the month with what I believe to have been a summer variant of Covid-19, and before my sense of smell and taste had fully returned to normal, we got hit with a nasty stomach flu. Needless to say, for much of the month, I have been incapacitated. I’m sure if I sat long enough and thought hard enough,
Beautiful Waste (opens the original)
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It took me most of the summer, but I finally did it. I finally finished reading Theo of Golden.
So I Won't Forget | July 2026 (opens the original)
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Summer is not for thinking.I don’t mean we abandon sound judgement and relinquish thoughtfulness simply due to the season. Or that between the months of June and August we live life by every emotional feeling or whim. (Although, high school summers of the past would probably disagree).What I mean is that writing and deep thought don’t seem to come easily for me in the summer months.The words arrive slowly. The brain cells feel a little fried from the heat. The long days and lack of routine leave
The One That Returns (opens the original)
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He sat warming himself by the fire, awaiting the return of his friend. In another life, another story, they would’ve had nothing to do with each other—a Jew and a Samaritan—but there’s nothing like shared suffering to break down political and religious walls. Both men had lost everything due to their leprosy. Labeled as “unclean” by family and friends, by neighbor and ceremonial law. Rejected and removed from everything they ever knew and loved. They survived on the outskirts between the regions
So I Won't Forget | June 2026 (opens the original)
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It was my goal to not begin this month’s reflection talking about the weather or the status of the health in our home, but alas I don’t think it will be possible. Friends, summer is officially here in the good ol’ Pacific Northwest and I absolutely HAVE to talk about it!It has been sunny, it has been hot, and praise the Lord we have all remained healthy in our home longer than a week at a time! Suffice it to say— life has been good.1Life h
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