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dressing up…

Jun 14, 2010

Sometimes I don’t know when to shut up. No really, most people have a filter—I have a floodgate. Now that Matt is in the picture, we’ve developed a code indicating when I should bring my volume down, stop asking questions, or simply shut up. Matt: B,...

friday vlog: fasting…

Jun 11, 2010

There are spiritual benefits of fasting. Specifically, when we are more acutely in tune with God through fasting, God answers in compassionate and generous ways (Isaiah 58:8-14). Whether you’re fasting on behalf of someone (Jews of Persia fasting for Queen...

renovate…

Jun 10, 2010

I’ve been told once [or a hundred] times I’m [slightly] dramatic. But when I’m packing my suitcase, eating a boiled egg, and trying to blog just deal with me if I bust out a cabaret song and jazz hands. Because really, I find that singing show tunes...

asking…

Jun 8, 2010

Solomon dreamt he had a conversation with God who asked him to ask for anything he wanted. Solomon already had some wisdom because he asked for the best thing. Ever. SO not fair. If God told me, Ask for whatever you want me to give to you (1 Kings 3:5), I’m the...

rock and a hard place…

Jun 7, 2010

We’ve all been faced with situations which cause us to be caught between a rock and a hard place. When forced with tough decisions what do you do? As we sat on my office couch my good friend divulged some information about her life. Information which put me in...

documenting life…

Jun 5, 2010

A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. —Eudora Welty Rummaging through old photos this morning I found a picture of my mother from when I was a child. I stopped and starred at it for longer than I realized. Her long, red hair hung draped over her...

relationships and directions…

Jun 3, 2010

It was a perfect day for an afternoon drive. Matt and I set out to find a wedding location in the picturesque valley amidst vineyards and rolling hills. The locations were mapped out, the gas tank full. Music played in the background while I spoke of wedding details I...

rihanna, fashion fail, and spirituality…

Jun 1, 2010

If you’ve come here for a piece of sage wisdom from a spiritual guru, this ain’t the blog! I’m a bible teacher trying to figure out how to be a Jesus-follower when the world says white is black, right is wrong, and tapered jeans are all the rage....

do versus be…

May 31, 2010

Barbecues, beach parties, and bonfires are beckoning me to be distracted. But I need to get away from urgency and guilt of not meeting everyone’s needs to focus on being instead of doing. I’ve been on a four-weekend speaking sprint and I’m exhausted....