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in February 2024
You Don’t Have To Give In
For my daughter’s fourteenth birthday last year, she invited a few of her friends to an escape room. For the uninitiated, an escape room or mystery room is essentially an entertainment option where you pay good, hard-earned money to be trapped in a small space for an hour.
I’m kidding. While I’ve only gone to an ...
No, This Is Not You
If you know me, you know I’m deeply committed to two of life's essentials: coffee and chocolate. Bring me some good quality dark chocolate and a strong cup o’ joe (sans the swirls, syrups, and sprinkles please) and we can be buddies for life.
My home bears evidence of this proclivity (okay, fine, it may be ...
Brave Is…
Brave is
Not being unafraid
But trying while you tremble;
Sometimes, it stands on a stage,
In other moments, it journals in silence.
Brave is
Risking vulnerability
Knowing it might bless someone;
Sometimes, it discloses a weakness,
In other moments, it shares a gift.
Brave is
Revealing your brokenness
To Him who enfolds you in His love;
Sometimes, it is tears poured out,
In other moments, it is hands ...
5 Lessons From 50 Years Of Love
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, it seems like a good time to talk about love.
But what makes it an even better time—actually, no, the perfect time—is the story of two people who exchanged wedding rings on Valentine’s Day fifty years ago. And what makes it even more special is that I happen ...
Your Words Matter. Here’s Why.
My Instagram feed is flooded with fitness videos. The nebulous algorithm has figured out that yours truly wants to get healthy this new year. So, in addition to my regular feed of Christian content, I’m bombarded by reels urging me to “Do These Three Easy Moves To Get Fit in 30 Days.” What they don’t ...
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