one year later…
It’s been one year since I mustered up the courage to start blogging. One year to live my life in cyber-space. One year of writing thoughts, hopes, and dreams to anyone who would read them. One year of doing what I thought I never could: change the world. 365...
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100 words on forgiveness…
Forgiveness: I don’t understand it. From a human standpoint I can say I forgive you—but I’m not really sure I mean it. According to Webster’s Dictionary, forgive means to give up resentment against or the desire to punish; to stop being angry with;...
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dating tips from a match maker…
It’s that lovely time of the month that I get to write for (in)courage webzine and offer a daily dose of just what the doctor ordered 😉 This month’s post was birthed from many conversations I’ve had with single women and the way they are made to feel...
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exception to the rule…
For the past week I’ve been struggling as I watch many Christian leaders fall into the flames of sin and get away with it. They are charismatic and charming and called to change the world. Yet the allure of lust (financial, sexual, emotional) is overtaking so...
read more[vlog] grace giving…
Money is funny, my father would say when discussion the issue of tithing. People will talk about sin and lust before they will talk about their money, he said laughing. I’ve seen him wrestle with speaking about giving and tithing from the pulpit because of the...
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toms and tithe…
If you live in a fairly urban environment where hipsters are locally grown, I’m pretty sure you know what TOMS shoes are. Every super cool worship leader probably owns a pair which are kept next to the pile of deep v-neck shirts and aviator RayBan’s....
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be careful little eyes what you see…
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. (Romans 6:13) Eyes: Keep your eyes...
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in and of myself…
In and of myself I am a failure. In and of myself I am a quitter. In and of myself I doubt what I’m doing and where I’m going. But through a calling I can’t control or manipulate, God is moving. And I’m humbled to be part of His plan. One...
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bon appetite…
Dr. Gary Chapman wrote The Five Love Languages and since reading it, my view on how to give and receive love has changed. Matt had read the book months ago and we’ve discussed our love languages in length. The one he refuses to acknowledge [note: I made it up],...
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i see dead people…
His weathered hands gripped the steering wheel. His ashy knuckles were dry and cracked. He spoke in low tones barely audible over the roar of the engine. He didn’t smile, smirk, or signal any emotive feature when talking. He was doing his job. The taxi driver...
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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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