PAULA SCOTT

Jesus and You

Paula — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:19:20 +0000

Our 30th anniversary didn’t turn out the way we planned. Kind of like our thirty-year marriage. We had to cancel the trip we’ve been dreaming about and settle for our ordinary life instead. As I watched you play basketball with our sons in the driveway last night, ending our day-long anniversary celebration, I realized our […]

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Bloom in the storm

Paula — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:04:44 +0000

In the middle of a big storm, our young nectarines bloomed. I walked out into the orchard because I couldn’t believe my eyes. “What are you doing?” I asked the confused little trees. “The weather is terrible. Why are you opening your blossoms?” I know it’s weird to talk to trees, but Jesus spoke to […]

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What’s Happening With Farming Grace?

Paula — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 15:35:04 +0000

I know some of you are wondering when my new book: Farming Grace will hit Amazon. The truth is, I don’t know. We were all set to release it this month when an email landed in my inbox that completely surprised me. A year ago, I queried my dream literary agent. After a little back and […]

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When I was naked

Paula — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:52:33 +0000

Yesterday, I was shopping at American Eagle Outfitters. A tan, flannel shirt in the men’s section caught my eye. I walked over and felt the fabric. When I touched the shirtsleeve, a memory hit me that came like a bird landing on my shoulder. Not a good bird. At least not at first. When I […]

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New Year, New Life

Paula — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:33:12 +0000

I’m starting the new year with four funerals. Four good dads. Four beloved husbands. Men dearly loved by their family and friends. None of these deaths were connected and yet I know at each funeral I will probably see people from the last funeral. My heart has been so heavy stepping into 2019. One of […]

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Christmas Birds

Paula — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:43:05 +0000

Growing up, I loved listening to the radio broadcaster, Paul Harvey. For years my big brother, Patrick would sometimes call me Paul Harvey because I liked telling stories too. I don’t know if Paul Harvey originally told this tale of the Christmas birds, but I think I heard it from him. I can’t remember the […]

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A Christmas letter from our family to yours…all is calm, all is bright 2018.

Paula — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 02:32:12 +0000

For the first time in nearly three decades of raising kids, taking our Christmas picture this year was relatively painless. The boys are old enough to behave themselves. Except for the seven-year-old who ran back to the house and changed his shirt because he didn’t like the black one I had him put on. Christian’s […]

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When Forgiveness Costs More Than A Million Bucks

Paula — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 15:51:19 +0000

Aaron Rodgers donated a million dollars to the Camp Fire survivors but did not call his mom to make sure she was okay. Perhaps while packing up to evacuate the fire, Aaron’s mom was hoping to hear from her son. She’s reached out to him numerous times in the past several years, but he’s never reached […]

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What I’ve Been Up To And How Not To Cook A Turkey

Paula — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 19:37:32 +0000

It’s been two months since I’ve written a blog post. Sorry about that. I’ve become a true football mom, spending all my Saturdays at Cruz, Garry and Joey’s football games. And Friday nights at John’s JV game. And Thursday nights at Scott’s freshman football games since Scott became the defensive coordinator for that team this […]

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Dear Selfie Church

Paula — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:22:58 +0000

I know you. I’m with you. I took twenty-nine selfies this summer. That’s going from nearly zero halfway to sixty in three short months. I wasn’t a selfie taker until a friend said to me this past spring, “I want to see more pictures of you in the orchard. Please show us what you do […]

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