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Beating From Within

Amy Aves Challenger February 22, 2018 essentials

When I was a child, at times I felt a little crazy. Everybody in fourth grade was going about their business, it seemed— writing in math workbooks, sitting at desks all plopped in a row. My classmates sniffed smelly erasers …

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Advent 2017: Hope Behind a Chain-linked Fence

Amy Aves Challenger December 4, 2017 essentials

Inside the eyes of refugee children, I found myself swimming in hope this week. It wasn’t the kind of hope that I expect during the holidays. It didn’t come with bells or fancy songs or a thousand lights. But this …

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The Worst Vacation Days (Sometimes) Make the Best Memories

Amy Aves Challenger September 4, 2017 honestly

We were about to travel to see butterflies. It seemed like the right thing to do, since from the window of our vacation rental home in Holland Michigan, the landscape looked like someone had forgotten to switch the lights on …

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Becoming an Adventurer (Again)

Amy Aves Challenger June 1, 2017 honestly

No matter what kind of person you are today, I bet you were once an adventurer. As an infant, you probably dared to stretch out of your comfort zone toward the unknown. If you were healthy, you lifted your knees, …

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Aren’t We Beautiful?

Amy Aves Challenger May 2, 2017 honestly

Imagine staring down inside your body with God eyes. You could perceive every shift of blood and thought, each movement of bone and muscle. You could see your brain changing, your soul evolving, your heart beating as you move along …

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Running For My Life

Amy Aves Challenger April 12, 2017 essentials

“Hey Mom, you need to write about your running,” said my 10-year-old son. “Tell people why you run so much.” We were walking home from church, kicking ice balls down the sidewalk. I shivered a little harder. My son had …

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A Tribe of Foreigners

Amy Aves Challenger March 31, 2017 essentials

We were all born foreigners. Our mothers’ wombs forced us to depart from the cozy comfort of a tiny space out into the cool, wide-open, confusion of the world. We were likely flung into the scent of humans, of antiseptic, …

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Your Incredible (Sometimes Grey) Life

Amy Aves Challenger February 1, 2017 honestly

I bet some days you wake feeling bored, lonely or unsatisfied with motherhood. Perhaps there are even weeks and months where everything looks grey. You’re feeling you aren’t handling your children, your job or your marriage quite well enough. Do …

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Don’t Worry, My Child

Amy Aves Challenger January 26, 2017 essentials

You do not have to worry, child. Not about the spelling quiz, the untied shoes, the next soccer game, the day you are late to school. Don’t worry that you will have to stand in the front row of the …

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Our Family Home

Amy Aves Challenger December 1, 2016 essentials

How do you define home? Is it the result of the neighborhood you choose, the messages and furnishings you fill it with, or the love you provide? In part, certainly all of these matter. But can you follow a step-by-step …

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