Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
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creating #whitespace for our family
In this post, I'd like to share some of the ways I have already begun to create whitespace in our home and with our family.
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Fearfully and wonderfully made?
Head on over to Wonderfully Made today read this post where I grapple with acceptance of myself and our family dynamic in this post, When you have a hard time believing that you're…
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Complex family dynamic: why we need #whitespace
This is why our entire family needs whitespace. We need space and time for rest and healing. We need to slow down and catch up with everything life has thrown our way.
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On Frozen’s “Let It Go”: A recovering “good girl” speaks out
As a former "good girl" and "recovering perfectionist" and "people pleaser," a huge part of me so identifies with the message of the song Let It Go from Disney's Frozen.
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Healing: when it can’t be made “all better”
Do we turn to the arms of the Father? Do we cry to him about our desires for healing? Do we crawl up on His lap in spite of our pain? Or do…
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Whitespace: one word for 2014
My hope and prayer for 2014 is that there be more margin in my schedule, more blank spots on my calendar, less clutter and mess in my home, more stillness in my spirit,…
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On Writing Vulnerably ~ Part 1: The Critics
Because whether I was wrong - or the critic was wrong - coming face to face with my mistakes is what pushes me closer to Jesus.
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If you don’t have a lot this Christmas: Hope for the Financially Strapped
So maybe you don't have a lot this Christmas. Just remember...Jesus was poor too. Take comfort in His poverty.
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What true love looks like
True love is him asking, "Why do you love me?" and me answering, "Because it's worth it."
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Wrinkles (why I’m not writing a book right now) {takeaways from #allume}
My stories can wait to be told until I'm mature enough to tell them well.
