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In my way: is God saying slow down?

October 30, 2016 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

slow down... or short cut?

We’ve all been there. You’re in a hurry to get somewhere and the world’s slowest person is in front of you. Maybe it’s the guy who is non-stop flirting with the checkout girl, the little old lady who can’t seem to reach the gas peddle, or the person with “tummy troubles” in the single-stall bathroom. The […]

Filed Under: + Not of This World, + Quick Thoughts ·

What can we do better?

October 16, 2016 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Ephesians 4:31-32

Each week, I walk through the lobby of our church to check on things from the guest perspective. During one of those routine checks, I walked past my boss meeting with some contractors regarding our building expansion project and overheard the foreman ask, “What can we do better?” As I made my way back to […]

Filed Under: + Not of This World, + Quick Thoughts ·

Stitch Fix: My Personal Shopper

June 30, 2015 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Your Stitch Fix Has Shipped!

Just writing that title makes me a little creeped out. I mean, who am I that I would ever have a personal shopper? It’s absolutely ridiculous, I agree. And yet, somehow, I do. And you can, too. Let me explain. One of the side effects of the re-entry process back into the U.S. culture is […]

Filed Under: + Just for Women · Tagged With: decision fatigue, personal shopper, stitch fix

Celebrating Moms with a FREE Devotional

May 9, 2015 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

FREE download for Mother's Day!

FREE devotional for Mother’s Day weekend!  This weekend only, in celebration of moms everywhere, I’m offering Adopted for Daily Life: A Devotional for Adopting Moms FREE for Kindle! And to give you a taste of the beautiful writing that is found inside the book, here’s a sample that comes from Laura’s week on Joy: Day […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care, + On My Nightstand, + Parenting · Tagged With: devotional, joy, Laura Pheneger

Book Review: A.D. 30

January 29, 2015 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

“Are you quick to point out the failures of others? I was, though I didn’t see it in myself... It was in my writing of A.D. 30 that I discovered just how blind I was and still often am.” - Ted Dekker

A few months back, I was contacted by someone who offered me a free e-copy of Ted Dekker’s latest, A.D. 30: A Novel, as long as I was willing to write a review on my blog. My first thought was, “duh!” I read the book before we left Nicaragua, but haven’t had the chance to […]

Filed Under: + On My Nightstand · Tagged With: book review, Ted Dekker

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