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    • Top Ten Posts of All Time
    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • 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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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Friendship & Community,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    What does a “mommy blog” have to do with local church ministry?

    / March 2, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Our local church is hosting a missions conference unlike any missions conferences I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a lot). The “Grace on Mission Conference” is running for the entire month of March,…

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  • Allume 2014,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    What if I’ve been telling my story all wrong? {takeaways from Allume 2014}

    / November 2, 2014 / 21 Comments

    But what about the wake - the ripples and waves and spray and foam that toss and tumble about from the path cut by the ferry on this journey of healing through telling…

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    On Writing Vulnerably ~ Part 2: The Motivation

    / December 13, 2013 / 20 Comments

    This is why I write vulnerably, raw, and exposed. To offer hope by letting people know that they aren't alone.

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  • Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Recovering Perfectionist,  Writing and blogging

    On Writing Vulnerably ~ Part 1: The Critics

    / December 12, 2013 / 9 Comments

    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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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family

    Beauty in the Mess {Thanksgiving Edition ~ Part 2}

    / November 28, 2013 / 1 Comment

    God our Father We thank You For our many blessings Amen

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  • Allume 2013,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    Wrinkles (why I’m not writing a book right now) {takeaways from #allume}

    / November 2, 2013 / 22 Comments

    My stories can wait to be told until I'm mature enough to tell them well.

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  • Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Writing and blogging

    “Music or words. It matters not. I am a writer.”

    / October 4, 2013 / 15 Comments

    I create. I write. Music or words. It matters not. I am a writer.

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