The Grief Blanket
Sometimes, when very hard things happen, it feels like your heart breaks into a million pieces. Grief is a weird, waffley, wavey thing....
lindsaybanton
- Aug 9
- 2 min
I think it was a holy moment.
Yesterday I watched a 10-month-old baby see a cat for the first time. She sat up straight, held her breath, barely blinked, and looked...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Standing
I’ve been reading Strong and Weak by Andy Crouch with my Facebook reading group over the last few weeks. He defines “flourishing”...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Becoming Preppers
I heard a nugget of truth at a regional Chi Alpha staff conference that has stuck with me. It has nothing to do with Chi Alpha at all. It...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Tattered Towels and Bumpy Blankets
14 years and 11 months. 179 months. 5449 days ago Gil and I got married. We were blessed with some amazing bridal showers and wedding...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 2 min
The most embarrassing thing I have ever googled
I have recently decided that not only do I not like to cook or do dishes, I also have started to dislike grocery shopping. My poor...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 1 min
Under the Pew
Since my youngest has been old enough to wiggle, I have continually found him laying down beneath the church pew. I have tried my best to...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Washing
I listened to Philippians today. It’s a letter from Paul to the church in Philippi. One theme stuck out to me: servanthood. Paul reminds...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 5 min
Twinkling Cedar Log Moments: a lesson in treasuring children
Whenever I smell cedar logs burning in a fire place, I am immediately brought back to sweet moments in my childhood. You see, my sister...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 3 min
New Campus Missionary's Survival Kit
You’ll need to following items to survive your first few semesters in Chi Alpha. Prep well and gather these essential items: New XA...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Mental Space
At the time, I had two small daughters. My husband and I were directors of a campus ministry and our schedules were so busy that we often...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Supporting Planks
Just near the border of Connecticut and Rhode Island, there is a tiny tree surviving- and maybe even thriving- because of it’s thin...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 3 min
I’m the reason the UPS guy has a new route
You need some backstory. It began when I was 15. My friends and I went on a Spring Break trip with a church youth group. One of us...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Boot Repair
This is the end of my seventh New England winter and I just discovered the discipline of cleaning and waxing boots before storing them...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 2 min
It's All Sacred
While sitting at my husband’s Spiritual Direction closing ceremony last week, a comment was spoken that struck me as rather...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 3 min
One on One's & Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
In our line of ministry, one on one meetings are essential to success. We only have a few shorts years (or a semester or two) with those...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Surprise Unwinding
It’s a story about an unwinding. Not the “it’s the weekend, kick off your shoes and unwind” kind of unwinding. It’s the unwinding of...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 1 min
Morning Mysteries
This moment often takes place while I’m still waking (or sleeping, let’s be honest!). Gil tries to rise before the boy because it seems...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 7 min
On Writing In Education: a model from a homeschool mom
*Most of my posts are considerably shorter than the following. I'm posting this because the online magazine for which it was originally...
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lindsaybanton
- Jun 24
- 2 min
A Playground Delight
His energy level was through the roof, so we spent some time at the playground today. He chased and slid and climbed and ran. I had...
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