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Julie Lyles Carr

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Twenty Years of Stories

This is the archive: two decades of questions, lessons, and moments worth writing down. I don't publish here much anymore, but I do still write about my life today, what I'm up to, travel, family, work insights, and more. If you want the current stuff, that's what the newsletters are for and I'd love for you to subscribe.

Sunday Selah

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I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:15 I have a special Father’s Day request. We have some precious friends who have taken the Word of the Lord to heart and have set out to adopt two girls from Uganda.  After overcoming some various challenges, things looked like they were settled and my friends…
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Get Moving!

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My affection for JumpStart continues, along with 5 of 8’s ‘career’ as a game reviewer. When JumpStart offered to send us their latest title to review, JumpStart Get Moving Family Fitness for Wii, we jumped at the chance…pun intended. 5 of 8 was immediately thrilled that he could choose a variety of locations to ‘exercise’ in. His younger sisters were…
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The Mother Load

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You don’t want to go it alone in this mothering thing. Turns out, that when Jesus said that His load was light, not heavy, He was even talking about the mommy duties of laundry. And toddlers. And vacuuming. We often forget to invite Him into the to-do items that make up the fabric of our days as moms. We begin…
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Cool Waters

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It’s one of my favorite places on the planet. The Ranch. It’s owned by some family friends who are generous with its beauty and peace.

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