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When He Says: “That’s My Girl”
Maybe it’s the generation I’m from. Most likely it’s my cultural background. Or perhaps it’s my Catholic school upbringing. But, like many others (read: women who through nature or nurture have learned self-effacement), I’m not good with receiving and believing compliments or affirmations. When someone shares positive feedback about my writing, for instance, in my ...
What Does Rest Really Look Like?
The other day a friend texted me with a question: If you could have a perfectly restful day, what would it look like?
My initial reaction was to say something flippant like: “Sleep in all day with no one saying the word, “Mama!”.” Or perhaps, “Binge watch Netflix for six hours without a whiff of guilt.”
But ...
Two Questions for the Last Two Months of 2020
With Halloween around the corner, the latest meme about 2020 that I happened upon was a picture of brussel sprouts dipped in chocolate. The caption read - you guessed it – “If 2020 was Halloween candy…”
It’s been a hard year. An absurdly weird year. If we each got a penny for every time we heard ...
Do We Let God Break Through Before The Breakthrough?
If there’s one word that’s tossed around in Christian circles, like glitter at a 7-year-old’s Unicorn-themed birthday party, it’s the term, “breakthrough.”
We pray for it. We believe it’s coming. We ask others to intercede on our behalf for it.
Books and blogs and Bible plans bandy the word about like an eager child with a new ...
Is ‘The Social Dilemma’ Really A Spiritual Problem?
Netflix’s ‘The Social Dilemma,’ is being devoured in living rooms across the world, leaving viewers with the stomach-churning question: Yikes! Am I being played??
The documentary, directed by Jeff Orlowski, curates interviews with highly-placed former employees of tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Instagram, who contend that we’ve become pawns in the hands of companies ...
When Opposites Say, “I Do”
The husband and I just celebrated our 15th anniversary. Fifteen!
To celebrate the occasion, I'm recycling a post about marriage that I wrote five years ago. Much of what I shared remains the same, although I did add and edit a few points. I hope some of this resonates with you, makes you laugh and, perhaps ...
Devotional: Goodbye, Self-Doubt!
“Live out your purpose.” We often hear statements like that, but we’re plagued by doubt and insecurity. We’re fearful of stepping into our calling because we’re hemmed in by the “what if’s?” of life. We find ourselves trapped by feelings of inadequacy. In this You Version Bible Plan, we’ll look at truths from Scripture to ...
Raise Your Kids So They’re Not Self-Reliant
Did you do a double-take when you read the title of this article? I wouldn’t blame you. It’s an odd title. It unhinges some of our core beliefs about how to raise our kids. After all, how can it be wrong to teach our kids to stand on their own feet?
As a mom of two middle schoolers, ...
Has our Boldness become Brazenness?
Growing up in the eighties, I distinctly remember one of our rituals in elementary school. When the teacher walked into our classroom, all of us students stopped what we were doing, rose from our seats, and in unison greeted her with a ‘good morning’ or a ‘good afternoon.’
As a student, I had every right to ...
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