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how to have a DTR… [part 3]
I don’t know about you, but when people begin to talk about boundaries, I cringe. I feel like it’s meant to control me or put me in a box. Immediately I want to fight back and say, Nobody puts Baby in the corner! But once we realize that life isn’t a...
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how to have a DTR… [part 2]
Welcome back, friends! As we continue to discuss relationships [read yesterday’s post] and the genesis of how to do dating well, I want to address this itty bitty thing called EXPECTATIONS. Here are the questions we’ve asked so far: Attraction: Are you...
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how to have a DTR… [part1]
Have you ever had a DTR? You know, those awkward conversations with someone you may or may not like as you step into the brave waters of dating to Define The Relationship! Yes, those. I’ve had to initiate and endure several of those and it was as fun as getting...
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living in crazytown…
Oh CrazyTown? Yeah, that’s where I live. No joke, we are in the process of moving out of our home and I swear my new address is 123 Loonatic Lane, CrazyTown, USA. I’m not complaining, I’m laughing. Our house is a HOT MESS and it rivals the lifestyle and chaos of an...
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breathe details…
For seven years I was a lifeguard. Not like a Baywatch lifeguard or Wendy Peffercorn, but like a 18 year-old college student with leathered skin in a one piece bathing suit. I sat in a lifeguard tower watching over people, ever-ready to rescue or resuscitate those who...
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miracles on the sea of galilee…
If I asked you to find a location where a man walked on water, caught hundreds of fish, taught thousands of people, and calmed raging seas, what would your answer be? [Here’s a hint: It starts with Sea and ends with Galilee.] Much is said of Jesus’ work on...
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wide awake…
By this point in our friendship [or even by my affinity for big hair], you probably know I L.O.V.E. Dallas. Yup, my love for all things Texas is next level and if I could be rootin’, tootin’, boot wearin’ Texan, I totally would. [Much to Matt’s...
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a manifesto of sorts…
You know that feeling when you’ve been labeled? I think most people remember the deepest degree of classification in high school when labels were like signs hung around your neck: jock, nerd, cheerleader, band geek, class clown, class pet, class act. You don’t label...
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simon the cyrene…
Easter is a time where Christians gather in cathedrals and churches and catacombs and communities to celebrate the miracle of resurrected life. As a storyteller, I loved when my dad would recount the resurrection story with the cast of characters: the brut Roman...
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palm sunday and passion week…
Maybe it was because I read too much as a kid. Maybe it was because I have a vivid imagination. Or maybe it’s because I’m dramatic. Either way, I can’t help but read narratives of the bible and be carried away with the vivid scenes. I like the teach...
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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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