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Here are links to some of my previously published columns.

God Pursues Our Hearts

The Terrifying Tale of Spring Cleaning

Conquering Disney World

The Learner's Permit

My Day with the Lady Bugs

We can be Honestly Wrong

A Male Who Can Find What's Lost

Neighbor Has a Glue Gun? Run!

All Eyes on ME? I Hope Not!

Is Someone Following You?

So Much to Learn

Anything Bounced Off Your Truck?

The Only Instruction Manual I'll Read

Lessons From an Unlikely Teacher

Let God Do the Flying

There's No Place Like Home

Life is Not a Consumer Test

The Lost Art of Sweet Talk

Dropped Any Passes Lately?

Is the Drought Over Yet?

When Fetch is No Fun

Nothin' But the Real Thing

The Blessings of Forgetting

God's Stamp is On Our Lives

We All Need a High-Five Sometimes

I've Got Holes in My Dike

Give Me My Moosetracks

Wise Words From Honest Abe

Moths in the Soup of Life

Life is So Daily

Ah, Sweet Mysteries of Life

It's Okay to Need Some Space

Covered Dish Dinners -- A Taste of Life

Leave the Power Rangers Behind

All-ee, All-ee in Free!

Life is So Daily

I Finally Won Something!

No Replay TV in Real Life

Something Better Than Star Trek

I Finally Won Something!

People Will Surprise You

A Dab of This and That

Peace in the Storm

It's Time to Learn a New Language

Know Him. Know Peace.

The Ultimate On-Line Connection

Sometimes "Narrow" is Good

The Nest is Empty

A "Paper Daddy" is a Poor Substitute

The Best Medicine

Bring On the Mercy!

God Bridged the Gap at Christmas

Rest for the Weary

A Piece of God's Heart

"Can" Doesn't Mean "Should"

The Middle is the Hard Part

Let's Hear it for Life's Cheerleaders

God Loves to Bless His Kids

When You Think You Can't, You Can

We Can't Always Get What We Want ..

Living Out of the Zone.

Let's Focus on What Remains

Building A Legacy

God Always Shows Up

You Gotta Enter to Win

God Gives the Best Advice

Who's in Charge Here?

Yes, We Have No Bananas

It's Where We End Up That Matters

What's In A Name? Plenty!

Why Does Stuff Always Have to Break?

Beware the Septic Tank Trucks

Lessons from Emily Latella

Watch Out for the Squnks

On the Receiving End of Road Rage

Are You Still Thankful?

Jesus and Vaporub: Two Remedies that Work

Blair's Footstool: A Reminder of God's Grace

Build Well for Life's Storms

Don't Let the Stuff of Life Enslave You

Found is Much Better Than Lost

It Could Happen Tomorrow

Are You In or Out?

A Life That Mattered

God Never Loses His Focus on Us

Learning to Like Curling

Cruising On Autopilot is Dangerous

The Only Sure Thing in Life

Are You a "Personicus Discontentus"?

Today is a Blessin', So Enjoy It!

We Don't Always Know the Good We Do

Sunrise, Sunset

Signs of the Times

There's a War Going On

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Only God Can Listen to it All

Some Gifts Keep Giving

Mama's in the Closet Again

What Goes Up Must Come Down

Enjoy the Gifts and the Giver

First Impressions Can Be Wrong

Jesus Knew ... and Came Anyway

Only One Well Has Living Water

God Won't "Re-Gift" Your Heart

"Why?" Isn't Always the Right Question"

Simple Can Be Good

Where's the "Easy Button"?

Life is Better Inside the Fence

Everybody Lives By Faith

Change is Good ... Sometimes

God Meets Us Where We Are

Out of the Orphanage

Life Looks Better From On High

Let the Good Stuff Find You

Jesus Offers Peace for "Tugheads"

I Ate Like I Was Dying

Keep It Simple!

Mining Gold in Suffering

Don't Take the Bait!

Knowing You Belong

Lessons From Noah

God's in Control, Rain or Shine

It's Hard to Be Misjudged

Don't Turn Blessings Into Demands

Vive la difference!

Ready or Not, Here Comes Christmas

God's "Earth Suit" Was Surprising

Don't Organize God Out of Your Life

God Was the First Blogger

Are We Ready for Our "Moment of Truth"?

What Do We Do When Nobody's Looking?

But WAIT -- There's MORE!

Life Interrupted is Full of Lessons

I Hope You Dance

Prejudices Can Be Silly and Deep

God's Playlist is Better Than Mine

One Way, One Name

Take it to the Bank: God's Way is Better

We're all Missing Some Pieces

The Legend of Petey Lives On

Is This All There Is? No Way!

Exercising Our Faith Muscles

Like the Weather, God is Always Here

One Last Lesson From Winston

Some Changes Are Better Than Others

Life is Like An Omelet

Simple Can Be Good

Design Shouts, "Designer!"

The Glass Can Always Be Full

Christmas Was a Rescue Mission

Bad Dog and I Have a Lot in Common

Nobody Else's Shoes Will Fit

Remotes Don't Work on People

Just a Little Pressure?

A Legacy of Laughter

Some Realities are Better Than Concepts

The Miraculous Becomes Mundane

Nicknames Make Me Wonder

Surprising Kindness

Walking the Walk Includes Going to Church

Nobody Likes a Bully

There's a Thief in the 'Hood

Sometimes, Names Do Matter

"Stuff Clutters Our Hearts and Homes

Beware the "Skid Demon"

When Strange Becomes Normal

As Helpless As a Fish in the Woods

Lady Mo is Going to Shift

Are You a Luddite, Too?

Pursue Hearts, Not Headlines

Foot-in-Mouth Disease is New Epidemic

Just Another Day? Maybe not.

Never Underestimate the Power of a Smell

Have You Gotten the Message?

A Diamond or a Truck?

"Luxury Worries" Dull Thankfulness

It's the Christmas Inside That Counts
Holy cow! and Heavenly Eggs?

Keeping It On the Road

Keeping the Lights On

It's Always "Them"

As Squirmy as a Lizard on a Leash

Is My Life a Bad Translation?

God Warns Us BEFORE It's Too Late

Doing the Walmart Waltz

Even the Best Moms Aren't Perfect

You Gotta Know Where You Live

Got Won't Shove Us Down the Slide

Are You a Gutterpecker?

Thankfully, Some Things Never Change

God Wants the Real Thing

Everybody Has a Story

Is Anybody Listening?

The Heart of a Grandparent

 

Copyright 2006, Mary Ann Crum

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