Month: May 2018
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A book to read
Everybody Always by Bob Goff. This book. Bob Goff. I think he is pretty great. Not perfect, but hilariously inviting and honest. Those are things I really enjoy. His stories hold you in the moment and you feel like you are sitting in his living room listening to him tell them. They are unbelievable. In those […]
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Embracing it all
I have all sorts of emotions, at any time of the day. I’m joyful. I’m sad. I’m happy. I’m mad. (This sounds like a children’s book.) But to say all this, you already know it. We are human. We feel. I got overwhelmed by all the feels this past week. End of the school year. […]
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Our Defender
Defender/Advocate Last night was our last night of connect group for the spring; we take a summer break. I wish I could have recorded it because so many good things were said last night. So I’ll try to remember a few. I believe this is why small group is so important. We get our thoughts […]
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Learning to rejoice
Its a funny thing. People say, “Just be thankful.” “Be happy.” But sometimes life throws punches and it’s just hard. Especially when you’ve learned to “get through” life instead of taking delight in it. The Bible tells us to rejoice a lot. But, there have been times in my life I felt blind to rejoicing. […]
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Have you boxed God in?
Have you boxed God in? Have you allowed Him to move freely in some areas of your life and not others? Me too. This was easy to do when I first became a Christian. I let God forgive me for cussing and saying His name in vain. But then I fell into this deep place […]
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Are you angry?
Anger. I love covering that word with some of the most deflated words. I’m just upset. I don’t know. I just don’t feel good. But, what I really feel is anger. Is it okay to be angry? I think so. But in the moment I’m not sure if I can allow myself. When fear normally […]
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Freedom to fail
I lost my wallet yesterday. The last place I was didn’t have it. The thoughts began to come. I can’t believe you did this. Why weren’t you paying attention? Who can I blame? What were you thinking? I felt I could step back and see differently but those thoughts of defeat still came. You know […]
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Timing
Perfect timing. It never makes sense to me. Some people call it coincidence, which seems a little flat to me. Some people call it a miracle, maybe. But it is always right, even when it is ugly. We just need eyes to see it. Hindsight is 20/20. Right? We see everything clearly when the storm […]
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Acceptance
I learned young you should push back on areas you don’t like about yourself. For example, I don’t like that I get overwhelmed easily, so I’ll pretend I don’t feel overwhelmed. Then struggle and toil against that overwhelming feeling, that is one hundred percent human, and typically make myself more overwhelmed. So I’m writing this […]
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