Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
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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.
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my worst fear about Allume
But I do have a confession. One big fear. The biggest of big. One that I have hinted at and tried to plan and control away. It's the one I'm scared of the…
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a time to plan intentionally, a time to surrender willingly (more thoughts about Allume)
So I am glad for the lists, the binder, the checklists, and all of the planning that I have put into this conference. There's a time to plan intentionally and a time to…
