When You Don’t Feel Like Choosing Joy, Choose it Anyway
It was a seemingly normal day, considering the move we were in the middle of. Boxes everywhere, counters covered with…
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It was a seemingly normal day, considering the move we were in the middle of. Boxes everywhere, counters covered with…
Continue ReadingFor as long as I can remember, I have found value in myself based on appearance and accomplishments. I judged…
Continue ReadingAs I write this, my firstborn is 5,633 miles away in Taormina, Sicily. This is the farthest she has ever…
Continue ReadingWith donut-filled cheeks and sticky fingers, Charlotte and Isaac skip down the hallway behind me to find a seat in…
Continue ReadingI was talking to my sister the other day, and she told me her teenage daughters (the two older of…
Continue ReadingChurch didn’t happen this morning. Oh, it happened, but we weren’t there, if you consider the church to be a…
Continue ReadingI wanna get caught. I'm a little mischievous but this isn't something I normally strive for, so let me explain.…
Continue ReadingSome of my favorite holiday memories from my childhood are of decorating our house into a Christmas wonderland. My parents would…
Continue ReadingMarriage is one of the most beautiful gifts given by God, and yet out of the marriage covenant come some…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a long year in this country. Between politics, Christian church drama, and what seems to be a continuous…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a little girl, my mom told me to pray for my future husband. I knew what I…
Continue ReadingI tell myself . . . You are going to be OK. You just need to breathe. The anxiety may…
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