confessions…
Usher had his confessions and I have mine. Except I actually like sharing them with you because they never end up admitting to infidelity in a pop melody like my dear friend Urrrrrsher. Furthermore, it’s fun when you play along. The last installment of...
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just dance…
I don’t want to get into racial stereotyping, but I will say that most Puerto Ricans can dance. And people, it’s more than a two-step shuffle on the dancefloor! It’s like moving, shaking, and twirling at rates only hummingbirds and raging rabbits can...
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rejection, failure, and chocolate…
I asked for it. I begged God to give me an answer. Whatever the answer was, I wanted it. It’s ironic that the week I write about my fears and doing what God has called me to do is the same week I get a huge professional rejection. But this blog began as a...
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a public service announcement…
This is a public service announcement. There’s a site called Speako which contains totally personal information. People, it’s detailed! Stuff like annual income, address, email, waist size. Ok, ok, not waist size, but almost that bad. For crying in the...
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100 words that are not my own…
At lunch yesterday I confessed to a dear friend and my old mentor that I was afraid. I’m afraid of something I can’t put into just one word. I’m afraid of failing, falling, faultering, floundering, flubbing, fixiating on things beyond my control....
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titles…
There’s something within the human psyche that loves titles. Operational Manager. Director of Marketing. President of Awesomeness. Titles reflect in us the need for recognition and importance. We want a placard on the desk, name on the door, and closing title...
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nigella lawson, mexican food, and church…
Orange county is fancy. Since moving here I’ve discovered valet at the grocery market, gym, or shopping mall isn’t a luxury, it’s a common oddity. Things like doggy doodoo bags are at every park, living complex, and outdoor gatherings. So...
read moreschool of the hard knocks…
I may not have a degree in Theology nor a Master’s in Divinity, but serving God’s people has taken me through the School of Hard Knocks, struggling to obtain a degree in Ministerial Endurance with a minor in Failure. The blessed-curse of the School of the...
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on speaking, teaching, and writing…
It’s probably one of the hardest questions I’m asked. Right up there with quantum physics and magnetic solar properties. My saving grace is that I don’t know the mechanics of quantum physics, the properties of solar magnetics, or how I got started,...
read more(in)courage december…
It’s that time of the month when I get to post on [in]courage, the webzine of writers, artists, and some of the most talented women I know. Seeing how December has been a crazy month, chalk full of expenditures and financial obligations, the post deals with...
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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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