A striking woman with a sparkling smile wheeled her luggage up to the hotel desk. “Life Coach” was embroidered on her bags. We were checking-in for the same writing conference. Give me your best shot lady, I thought through my smile. I cringe thinking about my resistant response to her…
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Not Hiding It Anymore (Five Minute Friday)
Set your timer for 5 minutes and join Kate and the Five Minute Friday crew as we write raw, quick and deep about this week’s prompt: HIDE. She gently asked me why I was hiding. Buried under a comment thread on facebook I was letting a few people in, ever…
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Small Dreams Are the New Big
Everywhere I look people seem to be saying something similar to this, “Small dreams are the new big.” I am relieved and freed to realize that what is set before us is enough. It might seem small in the eyes of the world, but it is very important work. As…
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Grace Trip: My Girl Is Becoming
She’s 11 today; firstborn, darling daughter, dynamic and full of life. At the end of last month I took her on a surprise trip, a #gracetrip. She had no idea. It was so hard not to tell her, but it was so worth it. Hubby and I talked about taking…
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How Do We Link Arms As Writers? (Video Interview with Jolene Underwood)
I’m trying something new today. I am interviewing another writer, Jolene Underwood, about two initiatives that she facilitates, #BlogItForward and #RiseUpWriters. I am excited to share these with you because they are practical ways that we, as writers, can keep the focus on Christ and others. If we’re honest, it…
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Unraveling Grace: When Life Unravels And You’re Barely Hanging On
Surprise! I am hosting two Unraveling Grace posts this month, just because. I am honored to be able to share these vulnerable words from one of my friends; a young mom. This post is longer than usually but I didn’t want to take away from this testimony and the amazing…
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