Nothing to Hide - My Story
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“It took so much courage for you to expose yourself like that!” commented a dear woman after I spoke at an event. Hmmmm… It never occurred to me that I was “exposing myself”.
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Planting Seeds
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We can’t determine how much fruit will come from our labor. We can only WAIT for it. In the waiting, it’s not just the seed that grows, but also our faith, our trust. Our self-confidence shifts to God-confidence.
Read MoreHow Was Your Year?
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This week, I made a list of 20 things that went right in 2019, and a bunch of things that didn’t. And for once, I’m ok with it. I’m even ok with my failures and shortcomings. In His mercy, God keeps reminding me to stop striving for perfection.
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Every Scar a Story
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Stitches hurt. They leave a scar. And they tell a story. The stories in our scars encourage others and offer them hope and healing. But only when we let them get close enough to see them.
Read MoreUnfinished
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Why so many loose ends, so many gaps? Is it like that for everyone? Are my incomplete journal entries, unfolded laundry piles and unhung pictures a reflection of something deeper in me? If so, what?
Read MoreMy Word of the Year
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At the start of every New Year I think, “I should have a word of the year.” But I always miss the “deadline” and then give up on the idea altogether. But this year, I felt more strongly than ever before that I needed a word.
Read MoreI've Reached My Happy Weight!
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Did I really believe my happiness could rest on something so superficial as the amount of gravity it takes to hold my feet to the earth?
Read MoreOld red barns and the stories they tell
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I’ve always loved driving through rolling hillsides and coming upon an old, red, chippy barn, whether it be situated on a carpet of grass with a sky blue backdrop, or standing as a burst of color on a snowy white day. A barn is reminiscent of all things earthy, natural and organic and is an icon of simplicity…all things I desperately long for in my life.
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