Meredith Mills

“Who brought the groceries in from the car? I can’t find the bags.” I questioned all three of my kids, but no one knew where they were. In fact, no one remembered grabbing the bags before we left the store. Including me. A call to Walmart Marketplace confirmed my suspicions. I had indeed walked empty-handed …

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I’m glad we’re Christians, Mama.” Smiling in agreement, I asked my 11-year-old daughter what made her feel that way. Her response still echoes in my heart. “Because we have hope.” We had just returned from spending Christmas in California, where we’d helped my sister’s family prepare for a move to Hawaii. My kids loved the …

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Ding! A new text message lit up the screen of my iPhone. I opened it to find a long note from my mom containing a list she’s compiled of over 350 names and attributes of God. The day before, she and I had chatted about my fascination with learning God’s names as a means to …

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“Let’s do this again.” Those words, printed on a packet of Taco Bell mild sauce, fit the evening like a glove. The unusually cool weather had beckoned our family outdoors. Hurricane Irma was headed our way, but on this night before her arrival, everything was still. Even the mosquitoes stayed away. I sat on a …

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Lean in close, I have a secret to tell: I am a recovering control freak. Seriously. Life is good when things go according to plan, when nothing too crazy happens and when people behave themselves. But if things start to veer too far off course, I get anxious. God has grown me a lot in this …

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