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Come on, boomers, “today’s kids” are our kids

December 30, 2018 by Kelly Irvin 6 Comments

Erin and Shawn with "sold" sign.

I can’t count the number of times over the past year I’ve heard someone start a sentence with “the younger generation today” or “today’s kids” followed by something negative. They don’t want to work. They’re lazy. They have short attention spans. They’re all about immediate gratification. Each time it’s so jarring, it feels like a…  Read More

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Reconciliation requires stubbornness–I mean perseverance

December 9, 2018 by Kelly Irvin 6 Comments

As the year winds down, it’s naturally a time of retrospection. At the beginning of the year I chose as “my” word reconciliation. I vowed to reconcile myself to my limited mobility and the changes in my body caused by chronic illness. With only a few weeks left in 2018, I decided to see how…  Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cancer, chronic illness, faith, Hebrews 12:2-3, Israelites, Jesus, Moses, motor neuron disease, new year, osteoporosis, perseverance, PLS, reconciliation, Romans 5:35, suffering, word

Prayer and the rest of the story

December 1, 2018 by Kelly Irvin 2 Comments

2 Thessalonians 5:16-18

If I recorded my prayer conversations with God, they would sound something like this: Hey God, how’s it going? Yeah, I know. I forgot our appointment yesterday. Go ahead and put it on my tab. I’ll pay up one of these days. It’s already paid for? Cool. Thanks. I’m fine. Of course, you know that’s…  Read More

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Packing up memories to move to new house

November 24, 2018 by Kelly Irvin 17 Comments

Lots of memories in this house.

In 1998, my son Nicholas attended the second grade. He loved playing Olly Olly Oxen Free with a posse of neighborhood kids. Our daughter Erin was in third grade. She and the little girl who lived next door, Morgan Cotter, were best friends. She wore only dresses and climbed over the back fence to play…  Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: children, family, grand kids, grandchildren, home, house, kids, memories, moving, renovation

Let Thanks Commence: My Top 10 2018 Blessings

November 18, 2018 by Kelly Irvin 11 Comments

Tim and I on research road trip

As we celebrate this thanksgiving season, I look back on this year and find that I have so much for which to be thankful, I’m not even sure where to begin. The last few years have been difficult, but the blessings have been many. I practice giving thanks every day, all year long. It’s a…  Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: ALS, bible study, blessings, Cancer, children, church, family, grandchildren, PLS, thanksgiving

Reconciliation is what the world needs now

February 22, 2018 by Kelly Irvin 6 Comments

Marigolds & Reconciliation definition

I’ve never been one to choose a word for the year. I love words so picking one would be a huge chore. Recently, however, I had an epiphany during a Sunday school class discussion of the word “reconciliation.” This is my word. Not only for 2018 but for my life. I need reconciliation. I need…  Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cancer, Christian, compromise, democrats, gun control, harmony, Jesus Christ, Onward bible study, reconciliation, republicans, Russell Moore, self-esteem, self-image

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