Snapshots - Sarah's Story
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Sarah, dear Sarah, of all of the women I have studied in the scriptures, I find in you my “kindred spirit”. In your life, I see my own questions, struggles, fears and weaknesses portrayed.
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Legacy of a Rich Man
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Today, my daddy would have turned 88 years old. A little over 3 years ago, he shed his earthly, broken vessel in exchange for a glorious new body. The day he went to heaven, I found out through a text from my brother. It said simply, “Daddy is dancing with Jesus.” I love to think of him that way still.
Read MoreWhere is God? - Hagar's Story
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“I feel so discarded.” Those heavy-hearted words rang through on a text. I knew my friend was in the midst of a painful breakup, but the word “discarded” implied so much more than just the loss of a relationship. In that one word were feelings of being used up, unnecessary, rejected, and unwanted.
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 MoreWhen My Heart is Overwhelmed
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Here I am again; heart, mind, soul and body pulled in a thousand directions, feeling as though I can’t keep myself together for one more minute.
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 MoreInsta-Envy
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Instagram did not produce envy in me, it just called out what already existed in my heart. Ugh! I hadn’t seen that coming.
Read MoreUnrequited Love - Leah's Story
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Many women know what it is like to have a husband choose someone else as their lover and companion, shattering their hearts into a million pieces. Unfortunately, many less know how to praise the Lord in the midst of their pain. But, at least for a time, Leah knew. She knew, as the psalmist wrote: “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
Read MoreGrace and Truth (Part 2) - The Adulteress's Story
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There was not much room in my early experience with Christianity for authenticity, struggle, or “Messy Christianity” as my friends and I liked to call it.
Read MoreGrace and Truth (Part 1) - The Adulteress's Story
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The door burst open and early morning light instantly flooded the room. Men shouted accusations. One walked over to her and yanked her from the bed of her lover. She managed to wrap a sheet clumsily around herself before she was hastily pushed out the door. The air was still cool and she shivered now both from fear and from cold.
Read MoreCome Thirsty - The Samaritan Woman's Story
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Do you ever feel as though you aren't worthy? That if God, or others really knew what you are like, there would be no room for you? That if the people in church knew your past sins, or current struggles, you'd be on the outside looking in? If so, read the following story and be amazed. It's about you. And it's about me. It's about how every single one of us is pursued by Jesus, right where we are...
Read MoreGirls Like Us… Surprising similarities between you, me, and the women of the Bible
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Strip us down to our bare souls, and we’re all pretty much alike… Each of us longing for significance, love, security, friendship, and struggling with loneliness, fear, loss and disappointment.
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.
Read MoreI’m starting a blog- here’s why
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It’s those broken parts of our lives that people are drawn to. Because they can relate to us; because they can feel safe in our presence knowing that we don’t have it all together either.
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