Live a life showered in grace. No one is perfect, yet sometimes we hold ourselves (and others) to a standard of perfection we can never achieve. Let go of the need to control and allow yourself the freedom to live life showered in God’s grace.
Confession time: I have a journal addiction. OK, obsession is more like it. But we are splitting hairs at this point. The struggle is real. Here’s what happens. I go into a store for ONE thing and then before I know it, a journal just magically makes it’s way into my cart. I’m really not […]
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Today I want to share a valuable (and expensive) lesson God taught me about the fine art of slowing down. I shut this blog down a year ago because I was tackling way too much. Between writing, speaking at women’s events, working at the radio station and serving my church, I was overloaded and overwhelmed.
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Have you ever thought about what “embracing grace” looks like in daily life? I think it can mean a lot of things depending on the day of the month, or the kind of week we are having, or how much chocolate we have stashed away in our secret snack cubby. Admit it you have one. Embracing
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After I published my last post, I was anxious that I would offend you. Or make you mad at me. And then I felt guilty. About being so judgy. And calling you out on your judgment issues too. Which is silly, because if we are honest, we all judge. Even though we shouldn’t. We are
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Darkness falls. Your body is weary, but your mind races in circles like a poor mouse stuck in a maze. The hours tick away and your body aches for a rest that never comes. Sleepless nights are tough. I’m writing this post in the wee hours of the morning, where most people are fast asleep,
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Have I told you about the one day I threw a wrench into an already messy family environment when I bid a fond farewell to the Catholic church and decided to continue following Jesus without a denomination? This news was bigger than Watergate in my household. My dear mom swore she could hear our ancestors
Life is a bit funny, isn’t it? I mean, one minute you are 5 years old. Dreaming of the day you will be a big Hollywood actress, or a ballerina. Or maybe some totally kick butt rock star. And if that doesn’t work out, maybe a princess, space explorer, firefighter, race car driver, mountain climber
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