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Your Imperfect Story Can Speak Volumes
Incidental.
That word has an undeniably Hollywood blockbuster ring to it. (Don’t think so? Read this in your best movie trailer voice: “Incidentals, Coming to theaters, Summer 2023.” Told ya.)
But other than sounding like a movie title, the word usually connotes something which is non-essential or minor or inconsequential to the overall scheme of things.
If we ...
We Need This More Than We Know
Sitting in the second row of the auditorium, I watched as my daughter and the rest of the choir filed onto the stage. Dressed in black and white, they looked like piano keys and my heart played a proud, happy tune.
Being an overenthusiastic, trigger-happy mama, I leaned forward to speak to the two ladies in ...
The Word That May Become Obsolete
It’s a word relegated to courtroom dramas where the jury delivers a verdict.
Other than that, it doesn’t bubble up too often in popular culture. It’s considered an ugly word that has no room in our “evolved” modern lives.
I’m speaking of the word, “guilt.”
In our “no regrets” culture, guilt is a taboo emotion, and is used ...
The Odd Prescription For Self-Limiting Beliefs
If you feel like a fraud at your workplace, if you believe you don’t deserve your job title, if you wonder when your colleagues will discover that you’re massively incapable and wholly incompetent, then guess what? You’re in good company. That self-assured lady at Starbucks sipping her non-fat Cortado as she clicks and clacks away ...
Get On With The Life God Has For You
Our first year of marriage wasn’t all rainbows and roses.
Of course, we were newlyweds in love. But, like many freshly-baked marriages, year one was like a cake with an undercooked, wobbly middle. Back then, though, I hadn’t the faintest clue that your relationship could go from idyllic to irritating in a nanosecond. Or even if ...
Do You Need To Get This Checked?
As my family and I traveled through rural Rajasthan (a state in North India) while on vacation last week, we saw several jaw-droppingly interesting sights.
We passed by camels hauling carts of hay, an elegant regality in their stride. We spotted women, dressed in brilliantly vibrant reds and yellows, herding stubborn buffalos through dusty streets. We ...
God Is Not Interested In This (At All!)
Here’s something you should probably know about me, especially if we haven’t met in person.
It’s a fact that is intrinsic to my personality. Something that is difficult to overlook.
On a good day, with my three-inch heels on, I hover at about five feet high. Or thereabouts.
Being “fun size” comes with its share of good things ...
“Do Not Be Anxious…” But How???
How many times have you shown up embarrassingly early to someone’s birthday party?
For me, the answer to that one would be: Er, too many to count.
I’ve waited in parking lots and entryways to party halls more times than I care to remember. I’ve helped friends haul armfuls of decorations and cakes with way too much ...
Biblical Keys To Eating Healthy
“Why bother?”
That’s the point I’m (almost) at when it comes to trying to eat healthy and taking care of my body.
Why bother saying, "No, thank you" to that piece of chocolate cake?
Why bother skipping that slice of pizza?
Why bother trying not to eat after dinner?
Nothing's working. The scale stays stuck. The cellulite remains supremely ...
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