About a year or so ago, a few of the ladies on staff at my church had a prayer and worship night together to share what God had been doing in our lives, as well as to pray for our church and our city. When it came time to go around and share about what God had placed on our…
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Trees & Tumbleweeds
The Power of Your Story
I have always loved seeing what God can do when we are bold enough to take the step and share our stories. Our embarrassing, dirty, shameful, messy, real life stories that God has taken and transformed, restored, healed and forgiven. All of us have a story about how we found Jesus, and often times we give the ‘church appropriate’, edited,…
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Inside Out Beauty: The One About Body Image
God made you special and He loves you very much. Did anyone else grow up watching Veggie Tales? The narrators of my childhood; a very wise tomato, and a fun-loving cucumber, ended every episode with that line: God made you special and He loves you very much. It was engrained in my brain growing up, just like the smell of my…
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Surrendering The “What Ifs”
Are you a “what if” person? Do you often find yourself day-dreaming about what could have been…? “What if I would have done/said this differently?” “What if I would have gone to this school?” “What if I would have taken this job?” “What if I would have moved here… or there?” “What if I had pursued this relationship?” I hate…
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Fun Fridays: My Favorite Podcasts!
Hey everyone and HAPPY FRIDAY!!! I’ve always loved Fridays. Even now that I don’t work a traditional 9-5 job, I still love the feeling of a week winding down and kickstarting the weekend. #friYAY. I am so excited to be adding a new segment on the blog called Fun Fridays! These will be light-hearted posts about food, family, home DIY…
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