in closing…

in closing…

You always know a speech or study is coming to an end when the speaker says, And in closing… It’s the simplest way to communicate to the audience the time of learning is almost up. But I refuse to use that phrase. Yes, I’m a rebel. Me and my leather...

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mountains, molehill, and milestones…

mountains, molehill, and milestones…

There are mountains to be climbed, molehills to be laughed at, and milestones to be achieved. It’s vitally important to write down achievements, failures, and hilarious memories which mold us into the people who use our past as reference points for the future....

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speaking out…

On the journey God calls us to traverse, we are faced with our hopes, dreams, and ambitions in light of what God has for us. We can be angry and quietly war within if they aren’t what we hoped for OR we can embrace the journey and believe that God will work all...

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on being a stepmother…

on being a stepmother…

You don’t even want your own kids, how do explain taking on two kids who aren’t even yours, she asked is complete bewilderment. I felt like a shy kindergartner who was on the verge of wetting her pants. I don’t like conflict, so explaining confusing...

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james cinco…

james cinco…

Tonight. You. Me. Together. Online or in person. It’s on! It’s week five of the Scandalous Message of James and there’s so much to say, yet so little time. But like Project Runway’s amazing Tim Gunn says, Make it work! [Oh Tim, you sage you!...

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sanctified sex…

sanctified sex…

The wooden floorboards creaked as I tiptoed into the living room behind the Christmas tree where Mom hid the good presents. The small, green box called to me like a siren at sea and I couldn’t resist temptation. Stuffing the green box into my pajamas was akin to...

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speak Truth in love…

“If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing.”  —Paul the Apostle...

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fail…

fail…

The book of James and the studies we’re going through are so serious and booty-kicking that I’m opting to share some totally awesome massive clothing fails this week [insert sarcasm here]. Like really, I can’t stand when people are perpetually...

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things we say…

things we say…

She’s so vile. He’s ugly. They’re connivers. We’re hot. Things which proceed from the mouth come from the heart. Solomon said it and I believe it. In chapter 3 of James we’ll be discussing the power of the tongue and how James paints a...

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life rearranged…

life rearranged…

At the age of 20 I sat in a booth at International House of Pancakes with four of my closest friends and announced my five-year life plan which included a graduate degree, a husband, one child, an art gallery and a house near the beach (which of course I owned)....

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I’m a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and my husband, Matt. [You might not find this funny, but I laugh at myself, so it all balances out.]

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