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January 2022

January 18, 2022
Fun. I love fun. Fun is good. I’m having to relearn this. When I was...
January 07, 2022
I used to feel so guilty. When my kids were young. I remember having a...
January 05, 2022
I lost my voice. I knew it was coming. I went beyond the point of...
January 03, 2022
So why has most of my Christian faith been based on fear? I’m not even...

December 2021

December 15, 2021
Dear Mom of littles, I know. I remember. Long days. Even longer nights. Will I...
December 11, 2021
Don’t do this. Don’t do that. Don’t think of a big pink elephant. Yep. Just...
December 06, 2021
I watched Matt Chandler say what he said. I watched it more than a few...
December 01, 2021
I looked at our calendar hanging in the kitchen this morning. December 1st. Immediately my...

November 2021

November 23, 2021
Don’t be confused, Karen. God is not the author of confusion. If in fact, you...
November 18, 2021
Someone listen. Please. Anyone. Why does it seem like everyone around me has their head...
November 16, 2021
Cute I know, I know, I keep going back to this word. It’s because I...
November 12, 2021
The need for certainty. This is what messed with my head. Still does sometimes. Not...
November 08, 2021
Values. Everyone has them. Each person, their own set. Changing throughout our lives. Depending on...
November 05, 2021
I’m not leaving the faith. I never have been. It’s actually the opposite. You could...

October 2021

October 31, 2021
A world of contradiction. Thinking back to the church debacle of 2008. Maybe that’s a...
October 28, 2021
Grown up kids. Who would have thought? Just yesterday they were in my arms. Depending...
October 26, 2021
I’ve been told I’m brave for being vulnerable.  To be honest, I look at it...
October 24, 2021
I have to admit, Sundays have not been easy for most of my life. When...
October 21, 2021
The problem with my weight has never actually my weight. It’s how I’ve perceived my...
October 21, 2021
I’ve been thinking lately about getting a tattoo. Not that I’m going to. But if...
October 15, 2021
I remember the first time I decided to really listen. Seven years ago. It started...
October 12, 2021
So let me get this straight? Anything you do before marriage is a sin? Anything...
October 10, 2021
Oh God, You know me. You formed me. I am your creation. Made in your...
October 09, 2021
Leave the light on. Leave the door open. Words for young families to live by....
October 07, 2021
Currently sitting up in my bed overlooking the resort pool in Las Vegas. Last day...
October 06, 2021
People say I am brave. It is ironic. Me, brave? How does anyone even become...
October 03, 2021
Do what I say, not what I do. I’m sad this Sunday morning. Sitting in...
October 01, 2021
Here comes Friday. With all it's going to bring. I'm sure new mercies are part...

September 2021

September 30, 2021
I work in a public school. A high school. A pretty big one. In the...
September 29, 2021
Toxic. I’ve been worrying for the past several years about the toxins in our environment....
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