When was the last time you laughed at yourself? I mean, REALLY laughed at something you did or said? I’m the kind of girl who does ding-dong things all the time, so I’m quite accustomed to laughing at myself, but sometimes if my pride or ego rear their ugly head, I can be quite stubborn […]
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I’m a terrible rule follower, especially if I think the rule is dumb. Explain WHY I need it, help me understand. Otherwise I’m likely to roll my eyes and move along. It’s a problem, I know, I know. Especially when it comes to things of the spirit. Most of the time I get the stuff
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Have you ever been waiting on something for so long you never thought it would ever happen? And it seemed like everywhere you turned, someone else was doing the thing you wanted to do, or receiving the very thing you’d been praying for? Or maybe something deeper is stirring in you. You sense the Lord
When you think of someone who has loved you well, who comes to mind? And what was it about them that made you feel so loved? I’m going to bet it wasn’t what they bought or gave. I bet it wasn’t because of the money they spent on expensive things. Culture often tells us that
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Ever been disappointed? Life doesn’t go as planned. You think it’s going one way, but it goes in an entirely different direction. When that happens we are tempted, sometimes, to question God and his plan for us. Why did He let this happen? Why did He not give us what we asked for? Sometimes the
It’s Summer! I love summer. The warmth, the sunshine, vacay with the fam-bam. I love the lack of routine for a little bit, a reprieve from making lunches and a calendar full of ALL. THE. THINGS. Even though mine are almost grown-ish and my days as an Uber driver are done, I love the slower
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Obstacles, Challenges, We all have them… Walking with Christ doesn’t guarantee an easy life, does it? Even when we do exactly what we’re supposed to be doing, we still face challenges at some point. These challenges can be minor bumps in the road, or life-altering challenges, but God is in control of it all and
Embrace all of it. Can you believe it’s Mother’s Day weekend already? For those of you moms tuning in, I salute you because motherhood is not for the faint of heart and I hope you feel SO VERY LOVED this weekend! What you do matters! You’re raising up the next generation! It is HARD, but
Grief is a complicated animal, isn’t it? Grief is one of the aspects of this human experience that humbles all of us. Words don’t reach the depth of grief’s ache. Grief is like an unwelcome guest that shows up when you least expect him, stays for longer than anyone wants, wrecks us from the inside
Was there ever a time in your life when you felt overwhelmed, but not by God? Would you describe it as an _underwhelm of God_ **or** an _overwhelm of the world_? My guest, Catherine Shea, realized that very thing had a lot to do with her anxiety and depression. If you can relate, then this
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