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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.
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In which I am humbled instead of star-struck {takeaways from #Allume}
But as I stood there in front of her, humbled as she gave me a necklace, an awkward hug, I didn't see a star - I saw a sister.
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Together {Five Minute Friday – LIVE from #Allume!}
Here we are. It’s Thursday night and Lisa Jo Baker is standing here about 5 feet from me and we are at the Live Five Minute Friday at Allume. And I’m going to…
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when the online life and the “real” life collide
But then Allume will be over and I will return to the real. To the one-on-one. To the ladies I sit next to in choir and church Bible study and potluck dinners.