I wrote this post in March for Five Minute Friday, but it seemed fitting to share it again for my Show Hope assignment for this month. They posed this questions, “Why do you care for orphans?” My answer is found in the face of our son… Tonight I sat among…
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Just Right, Just Write.
Something wasn’t right. I needed something more, something different. When I saw Rebekah’s art, I asked her if she would make a custom piece for the #TightlyWoundWoman, and she agreed. I am delighted to reveal her handiwork here- it’s just right. Speaking of “righting”, let’s also talk about writing….
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Open Hearts: A New Heritage
The Open Hearts series continues with a new friend from the West Coast. If you have missed any of the previous posts or want to revisit your favorites, head on over here. In a sea of faces, around 800 or so, God connected today’s guest and me at She Speaks…
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Extension 26: Dining With Dignity
I have a past. Don’t we all? Mine is not something I talk about a lot. But let’s just say I did not make good choices in regards to purity and dignity in my teenage years. I could not wait to graduate high school, move to college, and start over….
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Open Hearts: Protection Plan Or All-Out Attack?
It’s time to open our hearts again as we learn and grow together. This week’s #OpenHearts guest is the lovely Kasey. We first met via Meredith’s Woman2Woman link-up. I was so glad when Kasey came and found me at the She Speaks Conference; we were blessed to connect in real…
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Going There With Him
I have been avoiding this…this #GoingThere. Not because I don’t want to go there, but because I fear I may not go there “right.” But doing nothing is not right either.
Clink, clink.Two white pony beads drop deliberately into the plastic punch cup. I size up…
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