Angie Smith
I would like to say I overslept accidentally, but the reality is I ignored my alarm. I thought about the plane that would take me from my house in a few hours and I hit the snooze button. I stared at the wall, unmoving. Todd whispered that it was time, and I stood, legs weak [...]
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The music is pounding in my headphones, which makes it feel a little like a dream. I don’t know what the words are but I see their mouths moving and I imagine. He’s happy to see her and his hands dance wildly, too wildly, in the air while he talks. His shoulders finally lower and [...]
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In less than a week, I’ll be facing the impossible again. A lot of people ask me how I fly so much now, and my answers are less spiritual than I would like for them to be. Yes, it’s absolutely the grace of God. But I still have some weird controlling issues. Number one: I [...]
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Can you do the line below that? “Yes.” Silence. “Okay, go ahead and read it.” I held the black patch-stick in front of my eye and cleared my throat. “Umm, X? Could be an M.” I squinted desperately. “Please don’t squint.” I bit my lip. She knew I was on the verge of tears, so [...]
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I need to write. I have deadlines. I think of myself as a writer until I have a deadline. And then I’m just another desperate woman praying for something she doesn’t have. It’s the whole point, and I understand that. It’s not in my own strength anyway. But it’s frustrating to feel so empty. I [...]
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If you have read my blog for any length of time, you know how much I love Lisa Leonard. On the (in)courage beach retreat last month, I got to spend some one on one time with her and I decided I loved her even more. She gave me some brilliant insights into some life stuff I’m [...]
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With my oldest three girls, we took away the pacifier pretty early. That’s what everyone told us to do. Unfortunately, then they all became thumb-suckers, and I’m here to tell you, that’s a hard habit to break. When Charlotte turned 2, I decided it was time to start weaning her from the “paa-thi,” and by [...]
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[From Angie's Editor] Thank you so much to everyone who entered the contest. We truly wish we could give each of you a day at the spa! And although we can’t, we are going to send a free copy of Mended to each of you who entered a link to the contest post. Email the [...]
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By about the third time I said, “The timing of this attack is so strange…” I realized two things. One: No, it isn’t. Two: Evidently I’m a much slower learner than I believed myself to be. It was calculated, of course. A punch in the gut at a moment when the enemy knew I could [...]
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Yesterday was our first day on the beach. I’m not sure if you know this, but it takes approximately a year and a half to prepare 9 people for a beach day. My mother in law made sandwiches, I was on bathing suit duty, and Todd and Dan made sure the bikes were rigged up [...]
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