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    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    Stepping Stones to Grace: There Are No Wasted Church Experiences

    / July 18, 2017 / 1 Comment

    In my last post, I talked about Church XYZ – a church we thought would be our church home, but ended up being a less-than-ideal fit for our family. I think that I…

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    Stained Glass Masquerade: 6 Reasons We Left Our Church

    / July 17, 2017 / 10 Comments

    To continue on telling the story of how a recovering legalist moves forward in faith, I must share the steps (and missteps) that our family taken in regard to church. What I will…

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    Broken faith: more of my testimony and what God has done (and is doing) for me

    / January 20, 2015 / 16 Comments

    What’s your testimony? What has God done for you? I’m unsure how to answer the questions posed by a trusted counselor. In the past the story of my testimony has been the “easy”…

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    Choosing joy when the Christmas spirit is broken

    / November 24, 2012 / 35 Comments

    What can be done when the "Christmas Spirit" is broken? When even the simplest of holiday gatherings brings such stress that my husband cannot function as he should? How do I hold this…

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