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<p>Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays.We write because we love words and the relief it is to just write them without worrying if they’re just right or not. So we take five minutes on Friday and write like we used to run when we were kids.On Fridays we write with gusto, &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2012/06/22/altogether-together/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>Early the other morning, as I sat at my dining room table having coffee with the Lord, my sweet Grant quietly crept over, sliding a round post-it note beside my Bible. It read&#8230;. Some mornings, the boys wake and walk downstairs before I&#8217;ve had a chance to write their Bible verse on the chalkboard. &nbsp;In &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2012/06/20/one-latte-with-post-it-notes-and-humble-pie-please/">Continue reading <span cla

<p>I heart summer. Yes, absolutely love it. &nbsp;Like, if I had a little girl I might have named her &#8220;Summer&#8221;, love it. Even the sunshine favors this season. &nbsp;It wants to be a part of the action as long as possible. Here are five reasons I love summer so&#8230; 1. &nbsp;Popsicles become a food group. &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2012/06/18/if-youre-uncomfortable-in-your-skin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&ra

<p>We were running later than we&#8217;d hoped. Three paper plates full of hot dogs, grapes and pretzels had been gobbled up by my three hungry little birds. &nbsp;Each boy sun-screened up and ready to head to the pool. Our goal &#8211; leave at 11:20. It was 11:10. &#8220;Grant, would you help mommy collect the plates &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2012/06/13/on-boys-becoming-men/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a>

<p>This summer our pastors are teaching a series on Living With The End In Mind. &nbsp;A sermon series with our bookmarks pitched in First and Second Thessalonians. Yesterday morning we flipped through passages, all concerning our daily manner of living. &nbsp;A manner of living that is, specifically, worthy of the Lord. A manner of living &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2012/06/11/a-little-sermon-within-a-sermon/">Continue reading <span cl

<p>It&#8217;s Five Minute Friday at The Gypsy Mama. &nbsp;The topic today&#8230; Expectations. Five minutes set on the clock&#8230;.Go. I Haven&#8217;t Forgotten This Advice&#8230; Expectations can eat up a marriage. Seriously, they burn me every time. I will never ever forget in premarital counseling&#8230;our friend and mentor, Jason, said, &#8220;Beware of placing expectations on each other.&#8221; &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2012/06