When I was in eighth grade, my dad made my sister and I write a list of the characteristics we wanted in a man/boyfriend/future husband. A few eye rolls later, we both gathered a list of our non-negotiables for what would someday become the most important human relationship in our lives. I can’t exactly remember …
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Your Journey Does Not End in Defeat
Very recently, my family and I have been confronted with tragedy. A small gift that would come to a screeching halt leaving confusion, anguish, and despair. We learned of a pregnancy that soon became a miscarriage. After comparing two ultrasounds, 11 days apart, the doctors revealed no progress. Our only given hope was found in …
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Are Your Circumstances Stealing Your Joy?
Do you find it hard to remain joyful with everything that’s going on around you? One of my fondest childhood memories is of my mother walking around the house saying, “You’re not going to steal my Joy!” Whenever something would threaten our families circumstances my mother would declare that she wasn’t going to let it …
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There is a Place for Your Story
It happened again last night while scrolling through Facebook. I saw a message between two women I know, one congratulating and encouraging the other on a recent speaking engagement. I don’t know if it was more about the accomplishment or the relationship between the two women, but the reaction was quick and fierce. Jealousy. Envy. …
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Three Steps to Turn an Enemy into a Friend
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. (AKA turn an enemy into a friend.) Proverbs 16:7 In second grade our teachers would march us in single-file lines from one room to another, often passing other classes in the meantime. One day we passed a …
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Why Strive to Have a Perfect Life?
Why do we search so hard for and dream about a mistake free day? The perfect day? Twenty-four hours in paradise? I know I would never turn down a day that was encircled by a mistake-free-zone. Where the mistakes and foibles of others and myself had no influence or effect on my current day. Had …
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