God Loves You!
God, I can’t even trust myself sometimes, how can you trust me? I see: my faults my forgetfulness my ability to be deceived in the smallest way my pride that so often fools me. “God, do you really love...
View ArticleHow Do You Choose to Live?
Catastrophe hit my family, and while I can’t go into the details here, I can assure you it shredded my heart. It scared me silly and caused me to release tirades on people I love. I am not as good as...
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Get off Your Boat
Do you know what a boat is? I sure hope so! A boat is what you float around in so you don’t get wet. It is what takes you safely from one place to another. It is what feels comfortable. It is the go-to...
View ArticleNo Fear in Love
Remember Bam Bam? He was the prehistoric cartoon baby who walked around with a bat. Well, I feel like mean Bam Bam is chasing after me out of nowhere. He’s trying to make me go starry-eyed, hitting me...
View ArticleDo They Hate Me?
I wanted to write the girl a message of encouragement, but felt… embarrassment. It wasn’t that I did anything horrifically wrong in the past. I handled our interactions the way I believed God wanted me...
View ArticleThings Are Easier for Her Than Me
It’s funny. On Facebook, I surveyed a lady going through tremendous pain. She’s struggling through extreme turbulence in her marriage, likely difficulties within her family and heart-stopping health...
View Article7 Ways to Be Spiritually Fit
Everyday, I know I should at least fit a walk into my schedule. I should get my shoes on and move beyond the boundaries of my complacency, so I don’t: – lose strength – waste away – gain unintended...
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The 5 Components of “Fear of the Lord”?
A couple of weeks ago, I panicked. After reading some random comments about God on a webpage, I suddenly got the sense I wasn’t good enough for God. I became stressed, thinking, “I needed to be the...
View ArticleA Radical Call To Take a Stand Today
Do you know what it is to stand up for your faith? It’s like standing up for the kid getting taken advantage of on the playground, except the kid is you. It’s like standing up in the court of law to...
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What is in a Name?
Names. What is in a name? I didn’t used to think a name amounted to much. Until years later… Now, you all might see me as a fighter kind of girl. If you’re read this blog long enough, you know I wrote...
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Beware of Forcing the Wrong Season
I worked really hard to get up the hill. Pumping, huffing, standing, sitting, then standing again, I. Was. Going. To. Make. It. To. The. Top. Nothing would stop me and my bike. It’s often easy to get...
View ArticleNeed Answers?
You don’t have to have all the answers. Relieve yourself of this. You don’t have to have it all marked out with lines pointing to things, with circles around events, checkmarks next to your part and...
View ArticleYour Worst Enemy Isn’t Them…
Have you hurt someone, but can’t seem to apologize? Is there an argument you feel completely entitled to uphold? Does anger overwhelm you? Do you have the feeling your assumptions were completely off...
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“No Strings Attached”
We’ve moved across state and country lines three times over the past six years, and with each move I’ve dreaded the exhaustion of making new friends. Women can be so nice and welcoming and awesome. And...
View ArticleThe Ministry of “Not Today Folks!”
Jesus gave to everyone, always. Right? Jesus ministered to every man who needed him. Right? Jesus never stopped giving, ever. Right? Wrong. One evening after sunset the people brought Jesus all the...
View ArticleWhat True Trust Looks Like
I lived with fake trust in God for a long time. During those years, I thought it was real trust. Now I realize it was like dressing up a pig and calling her pretty. I focused on actions so much that I...
View ArticleWhen You Feel Undeserving
Do you ever think, “Everything is going so well…I wonder when is God going to pull the carpet out from under me?” Or, “I don’t deserve good stuff.” Or, “I feel guilty for accepting…” I think this way...
View ArticleAll to the Glory to God
All to the Glory of God! I got over an eating disorder from college that could have killed me. All to the Glory of God! I also beat depression. All to the Glory of God! I don’t have Multiple Sclerosis...
View ArticleAt Least I am Not Like Her
For weeks, months even, I observed this gal on social media. Because she regularly posted, I could easily keep track of her. As I saw it, every picture was a sob story about her life. Every post seemed...
View ArticlePraying Prayers that Work
When I need to confront a friend with an issue, I pray before. When I finances go amuck, I pray. When I desperately need something to change, I pray. When I want breakthrough, I pray. I pray kind of...
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