Amy L. Boyd
When God Blows Up Your Too Small Agenda
I've always lived in the future. Soon I'll be able to read like all of the big kids. Soon I'll be able to drive and get a job. Soon I'll...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Feb 14, 2017
- 5 min
The Love We Really Need Today
Divorcing at the age of 31 causes one to lose a great sense of identity. I'm constantly wondering who I am without him. Who have I been...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Feb 10, 2017
- 2 min
Stolen Safety
Linking up with the wonderful writers at #fiveminutefriday today! The challenge to write for five minutes on the word "safe" means no...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Jan 26, 2017
- 3 min
A Celebration of Joyful Sorrow
“So...is your joy back?” her far away voice asks me over the phone. Silence. I blink. And blink again. “Well, is your joy back, or what?”...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Jan 19, 2017
- 4 min
Blinded By THE Light
Quiet house. Dark house. Empty house. Broken house. Impending storms both within myself and out in the humid, rain-smelling, Wisconsin...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Jan 12, 2017
- 3 min
Let's Stop Striving and Celebrate!
Does anyone remember those humongous, gigantic, colossal TV's from the 1980s? The kind that sat on the floor and had big huge, knobs on...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Jan 1, 2017
- 4 min
To the Resolution Resistant: One Great Goal
I've always been intimidated by the start of a new year... The expectation to be better, achieve more, set overarching goals, and...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Dec 23, 2016
- 3 min
Good Tidings of Great Joy
When you're six years old joy looks like a Barbie Dream House. At twelve it's your own phone and a VHS tape of the Cranberries- one of...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Nov 23, 2016
- 3 min
The Price of Thanksgiving
"Don't seek to be contented with your efforts or to be assured within that all is well, balance yourself on the tremulous outer edge of...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Nov 8, 2016
- 3 min
'Twas the Night Before Voting...
Like many Americans, I've vehemently avoided politics since 1980- the year of my birth. Alex P. Keaton (and also Marty McFly) inspired me...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Oct 25, 2016
- 3 min
Rise, Pick Up Your Bed, and Go
I drive to worship in the house of the Lord on a crisp October Sunday. It's time for brown leather boots and leggings under dresses. It's...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Oct 2, 2016
- 5 min
3 Misconceptions About Christianity
The Beginning: September 26, 1992 In middle school I was a terrible flute player. It turns out that God can use a thing like that to...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Sep 25, 2016
- 4 min
Why do we love fall so much?
I try to avoid walking past Teavana- but sometimes it just happens. When it does, I purposely avert my eyes. I walk on the far side of...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Sep 18, 2016
- 5 min
4 Ways to Respond to Unmet Expectations
Since April 18, 1980, I have made my expectations known. As a tiny, six pound baby I expected my mom to respond to my every whim. As a...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Sep 10, 2016
- 5 min
September 11: God in the Midst of Terror
In April of 1996 I visited New York City on a band trip as a high school junior. We took pictures of the Twin Towers and the impressive...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Sep 5, 2016
- 4 min
Resting in the Long Way
Exodus 13:17-19a: When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near....
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Amy L. Boyd
- Aug 28, 2016
- 4 min
Identity Denial
I once cut my finger pretty deeply with a sharp knife. Amidst the makings for fish tacos, blood spurted from my fingertip making my...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Aug 21, 2016
- 4 min
Identity Challenged
I've always known that I would be a teacher. Ever since first grade when the beautiful Mrs. Shade taught me to become a better reader,...
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Amy L. Boyd
- Aug 13, 2016
- 3 min
Things That Sneak Up: Our Identity as Ambassadors
When this summer began I had no idea that I would become a blogger...a serious writer. (Well, aspiring writer!) Someone in pursuit of a...
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