speaking of hard things…
Deep in the belly of a piscine, a man floundered aimlessly in an ocean of rebellion and anger for three full days. He ran from doing what God called him to do and fought will against will until he could fight no longer. Capitulating and confessing his error, he agreed...
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easy and comfortable…
Not too long ago I sarcastically tweeted about fanny packs and Crocs. Within a few hours I had started a online revolt involving fashionistas versus people pledging allegiance to the modern-day Dutch clog. Fanny Pack wearers came out of the wood works to defend the...
read morepraying, gossip, and keepin’ it real…
You know you’ve done it. You know you have. So let’s just get it all out in the open and keep it real. Gossip happens at work, at school, at home, and yes, even at church. When someone on youtube asked me to address the issue of gossip months ago, I...
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editing in life…
Struggling to find adjectives and create word pictures is a daily hurdle. Couple this with the fact that I am a lover of words and obsessive compulsive, I’m constantly finding mistakes in printed text. I can’t help but twitch when an idiom is used...
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100 words on peace…
We chase after peace like Alice chased the rabbit in Wonderland, grasping at the illusion of what others say we’re missing. Stop trying to chase peace. You already have it. Own it. Run with it. Believe it. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. ...
read more(in)courage january…
Yesterday was a tough day. I told the world (or my corner of it) I wanted to raise money for starving children by running 13.2 miles. Now I have to do it. I set out to start training on my last vacation day until March. I ran four miles in what felt like eighteen...
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having compassion…
I have an inordinate long right leg. I have bad knees. I’m a girl. I smell when I sweat. I hate ruining expensive pedicures. I have a million reasons why I shouldn’t run a marathon, but one reason as to why I should: Freddie. The deep chocolate face and...
read moreromance and porn duex…
Context is a beautiful thing. A Word by itself stands undressed looking for Context to come by and dress it up. Yup, Context—that gorgeous thing—provides the adjectives we need to creative a solid word picture in our mind. Taking a word like fire without...
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romance and porn…
Is he romantic, she asked in a sweet, schoolgirl way only a mother could ask. I laughed at the instant age reversal happening before my eyes as my 56 year-old mother swooned like a tween. I paused for a moment and thought about when Matt ran into the garage and...
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100 words on speaking truth…
Speak the truth in love. This is easier said than done. Speaking the truth is hard and will inevitably cost you something. Friendships, opinions, sometimes even money. But in order for us to have what God wants us to have and be the people God has called us to be, we...
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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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