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Share Your Failures
Do you know why some people do not share their journey? They fear failure. Do you know why some people on a journey fail? They do not share their journey. Not only are we wired for connection but,...
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Trading Up for Belonging
Are you waiting for approval? Are you waiting for acceptance? What if instead of seeking approval and acceptance you found belonging? Approval means being accepted. Acceptance means approval from...
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Limitations
We all have things going on in our lives that keep us from step out and taking a chance. Career. Bills. Spouse. Kids. Obligations. Ministry. Chores. Not enough time. At some point in our lives...
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Just Ask. Ask for Help.
This morning I was going over my weekly schedule and to do list in my Passion Planner when I read this; Whenever you find yourself stuck at what feels like a dead end, ask someone who has been able to...
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Breaking the Silence
There will be days like this. Days when it is hard to get out of bed. There will be days when you just want to give up. Days when you want to self destruct. There will be moments of confusion. Days...
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Surrender Your Day
Impurities exist in ourselves and even those we know and love. The gift of grace teaches us to let go of our striving for perfection and instead accept where we are right here, right now. If we accept...
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Finding Wider Space
Forgiveness is not about letting the person who has hurt you off the hook instead it is about God’s healing love changing your heart. Through the years of growing up and becoming my own independent...
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No Words
No words to explain how you are feeling? Pray. Trust. Believe. No words to right a wrong. Pray. Trust. Believe. No words to make it better. Pray. Trust. Believe. The anger swirling in my...
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You Are Here
My words have fallen void and lifeless in the last two weeks. I have found myself frustrated and feeling lost. My hope has become diluted with feeling less than and like a mistake. Here is where I am....
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Wandering
This dark shadow has been following me, taunting me and calling me out of what I preserved as darkness swallow me whole. This time I felt like I was going to go over the edge and lose it all over the...
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Soldier On
My words have fallen void. My heart has begun a process I never thought could or would take place. As the tears flowed yesterday in therapy I knew it was a turning point in my life. In my health. In my...
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Unleashed
I can still remember the first time I was irritated about not being able to find a mentor. I was on active duty and was seeking to apply for the Naval Academy to become a commissioned officer. My BIG...
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Made for Grace
My inner dialogue is harsh and cruel. My inner dialogue is quick to point out where I am missing the mark in my everyday life. As I sat with tears streaming down my face yesterday afternoon I quickly...
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Made for Healing
Diminished pain. Hidden trauma. Masked sadness. The theory of filing it away and pretending it does not exist will only lead to further destruction. Bringing to light the painful events of your life...
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Present Over Perfect
The birds are chirping and the smell of fresh coffee fills the air. As I finish the final words of Shauna Niequist’s Present Over Perfect and am watching my sleeping twelve-year-old son in front of me...
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Let’s STOP Faking It
How do we make it all matter when we can not be honest and real about where we are in life? The lies and facades that we have it all together. The pretending and making everyone think life is grand....
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From Moment to Risen
Moment by moment this past year I have come undone. My coming undone was one of the most painful yet, freeing experiences in my life. Learning to live, trust and believe in God’s goodness through the...
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Unqualified
At some point in time we will all feel unqualified to give advice, share our stories or even do certain tasks. Being unqualified is not a bad thing. Honestly, I am unqualified to be a wife, mom,...
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The Art of Bending
Snapping comes far too easy for me… and happens more than I would like to admit however; I recently read a quote that stirred in my heart a new way to look at things. I will never compromise Truth for...
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Path Finding
In order to rise “to come into being” we must come to a crossroads where we resign our past; leaving behind the pain in order to move towards our designed future. This morning sitting down with my...
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