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Strengthening the weak side
Tonight while working out, I discovered that my right leg is significantly weaker than my left. Pretty sure it’s due to an on-going injury I’m dealing with, but nevertheless it surprised me. As…
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Dear Friend
Dear Friend, Please come over to my house. There are chips crunched into the carpet and cardboard pieces hot-glued to our tile from the day’s earlier kid project, but this floor of mine…
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God, please shut me up
Have you ever had the idea that you would do something for God? Have you ever felt confident that you had something to offer to Jesus? Have you ever felt certain that you…
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Life in the in-between
Lately, I feel like I’ve been living between two different worlds. In one, God exists and everything has a meaning and a purpose. Day-to-day events and encounters feel ripe with promise; if I’m…
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Book Review: “Shame Off You” by Denise Pass
“At the heart of our relationships is this craving for acceptance, but our mind is where the battle takes place – whether or not we will silence shame or listen to it.” ~…
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How honest can we be – really?
Today I lost it with my kids. I completely blew my top and let my temper fly. Maybe even worse, my first concern afterward was not for my kids or their hearts or…
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Don’t be a Booby
In 2010, my husband and I sailed across the Pacific Ocean on his 40 foot sailboat. We had been out at sea for a few days when we noticed a lone bird sitting…
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Overcoming the world one step at a time
Things around this blog here have been pretty quiet for a while. May really through me for a loop and I spent most of June recovering from the exhausting emotional rollercoaster. On the…
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Do you know how to study your Bible?
We hear it all the time – “If you want to have a deeper relationship with God, you need to be reading your Bible…” But do you really know how to study the…
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Book Review: “Dear Daughters – love letters to the next generation” by Suzie Davis
Do you have a mentor in your life? Do you have another woman who is a bit ahead of you who you can turn to for advice and encouragement? If not, I understand.…