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I can’t believe it’s been ten months since we started this journey together. Thank you so much for joining me. I hope you’ve felt welcomed, encouraged, and maybe a little challenged at times. I’m also praying, and will you join me in asking God for…
Questions were bubbling to the surface of my consciousness. However, one particular question really disturbed me, and I honestly didn’t know the answer. What if I’m not fit to be around grandkids someday? I began to see who I was becoming. That shook me. I…
Human stories have challenging chapters. We all have hard stories to tell. Though all of our situations are unique, believers share one hope in common when we choose to follow Jesus. Ephesians 4:4 It’s that all of our hard does have a point. It does…
“You make me feel so _________”. Have you said it too? I’m sure I’ve said it, not even thinking about the responsibility implications. But more often than actual words, the sentiment bubbled from my heart into my thoughts more times than I would care to…
That morning something shifted inside me. The fog lifted a little. I could see certain aspects of life as I had never seen them before. No, I wasn’t in a – slow-down, fog-light-on – picturesque scene in nature. Instead, it was my life. Spiritually, I…
I’ve spent a lot of energy trying to get to the bottom of why questions in my life. Have you been there too? Are you there right now? We have so many complex questions in this life. About illness, relationships, broken political systems, and death,…
The little kid inside me felt scared to death and abandoned. I’d lost one parent to death; now, the other was out of reach in so many ways due to mental illness. I didn’t want it but had a front-row seat to watch the decline…
I’m not going to lie. The biblical meaning of honor ruffled my feathers a little bit. It was a gut-level resistance. But, at the same time, I could also sense the internal pressure valve release as truth made its way to the surface of my…
I wanted rules. “Weren’t there rules for relationships?” I didn’t realize this was the question I was trying to answer as I googled the subject of honor. A genuine honoring relationship was now something I desperately wanted but knew I didn’t have yet. Sparked by…
I was swimming in the deep pool of memories as I drove home from my mom’s place for the last time. I was humbled with gratitude. I realized how I didn’t want to ever act as my own flotation device and savior again—amazed how grace…
