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    Blinded By THE Light
    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 ev...
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    Let's Stop Striving and Celebrate!
    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 t...
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    To the Resolution Resistant: One Great Goal
    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 genera...
    93 views0 comments
    Good Tidings of Great Joy
    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 th...
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    The Price of Thanksgiving
    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 h...
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    'Twas the Night Before Voting...
    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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    Rise, Pick Up Your Bed, and Go
    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...
    92 views0 comments
    3 Misconceptions About Christianity
    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 brin...
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    Why do we love fall so much?
    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 th...
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    4 Ways to Respond to Unmet Expectations
    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 tw...
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    September 11: God in the Midst of Terror
    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 c...
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    Resting in the Long Way
    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. Fo...
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    Identity Denial
    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 stoma...
    41 views0 comments
    Identity Challenged
    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, an...
    44 views0 comments
    Things That Sneak Up: Our Identity as Ambassadors
    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 n...
    16 views0 comments
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