keeping my junk together…
It’s like that moment before a kiss or the second before a jump off the diving board: nervous anticipation. This anticipation causes my hands to shake, voice to quiver, head to spin! Why? Well, because teaching God’s word is an honor and a blessing that...
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green lanterns, imagination, and more than you can think…
Yes Internet, I’m a great wife. A totally awesome, sacrificing and long-suffering, loving wife who will endure two hours of comic book movie magic because my husband enjoys fictitious comic characters who save humanity in under two hours or less. Like I said,...
read morerealization…
Recent realization: There’s this split, a chasm if you will, between what we do and who we are. For some people, the chasm is small and recognizable. But for others, we don’t see the connection between who God created us to be and the way we live out life....
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artists, geeks, and storytellers…
Get ready, Dallas! I’m coming to see you again! 🙂 That’s right y’all [<—See, I’m being country again], I’ll be speaking at the Echo Conference next month. Echo is a unique gathering of artists, geeks, and storytellers. No,...
read morealone and free…
Monday, June 6th: Matt leaves for Kenya to speak at a leadership conference. I leave my dish in the sink and ignore the trash because I can! I’m alone and free! Tuesday, June 7th: Not woken up by Matt’s 4:30am routine, I sleep in until 6:00am. Ignore dish...
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it’s okay to not be okay…
When life is tough and you feel like you can’t go on, it’s okay to not be okay. When money is tight and you are stressed about the bills, it’s okay to not be okay. When your heart is broken and you’re devastated and alone, it’s okay to...
read moredear single friends…
Dear Single Friends, If you are planning on pursuing online dating and do something like this, I will personally strangle you. This, this right here, is why people think older, single women are crazy. Saving one single girl at a time,...
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vlog: vocation + calling = ministry
Three years ago I sat at my desk and had a moment. Oh, yooooou know the moment. The moment you begin to question everything in life! Physical manifestations might include banging your head into your keyboard on the desk, repeatedly slapping your forehead with the palm...
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it’s that time again…
Long days, longer nights, cold water beaches, hot pavements, blue skies with white puffy clouds, Hawaiian tropic sunblock, chilled watermelon, and iced tea are all the reasons why I LOVE summer. The highlight of my year is the summer because the season represents a...
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100 word wednesday: five years…
There will be an agreement in whatever variety of actions, so they be each honest and natural in their hour. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Oh Emerson, you kill me! I think I may have a crush on you. 😉 Don’t freak out. I’ve admired dead guys before. To ensure your...
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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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