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I woke up one Thursday morning very anxious. As thoughts of the previous day ran rampant in my mind, I scooted off trying to get us ready...
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- Mar 1
- 2 min
You're Qualified, but...
“You can always teach them how to do the job, but it’s harder to teach mannerisms.” My old employer shared in an interview with me...
- Feb 1
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Inadequate
The feeling didn't shake from me. I went about my day, but still felt this hole of emptiness as I sat there watching the minutes and days...
- Oct 25, 2021
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A Lesson from Biscuit Making
I wanted to start making homemade biscuits. So I asked my mom how to make them. She supplied a simple recipe for me to follow. But...
- May 1, 2021
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Living with the Same Standard
I am very observant. So it’s no big deal when I remembered her saying “I mean, at least she can say good morning first!” We were...
- Apr 5, 2021
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The Pile of Clothes or Jesus?
“As they continued their travel, Jesus entered a village. A woman by the name of Martha welcomed Him and made Him feel quite at home. She...
- Feb 9, 2021
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Believe the Best, not the Worst
"Well, you know, I give the benefit of the doubt..." Well, I didn't want to give him the benefit of the doubt. The facts perfectly lined...
- Jun 30, 2020
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The Tools are Getting Dusty
Packing is a strenous task no one likes to do. However packing allows you to gut out your “soon to be old house” and revisit the things...
- May 23, 2020
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Pressing Into Prayer
Recently I learned that if you don't feel like praying - you can press into prayer mode. And I literally mean press. I feel like I am...
- Apr 8, 2020
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“Look At Her”
It’s no secret to how I parent. Each day is a new day that I get to wake up and admit to God I really need His help because I don’t know...
- Feb 20, 2020
- 2 min
Encouraged in the Discouragement
And in doing good, let us not fail.. And let us not be weary in well-doing.. So let us not become tired of doing good.. And let us not...
- Feb 1, 2020
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She Was Different
As I reflect over the past week, something caught my attention from a card from my one year work anniversary... "Your reputation preceded...
- Mar 4, 2019
- 2 min
When the Bad Things in Life are Ordered
I can’t help but feel that God sometimes order things to happen, so He can redirect our focus towards him. I was driving in to work one...
- Nov 21, 2018
- 4 min
Mad For Righteousness Sake
When Jesus flipped tables and drove out sellers in the temple at a time approaching Passover, He had a righteous anger. (You can read the...
- Sep 27, 2018
- 2 min
You Are Beautiful
“I want to let you know you are beautiful!” I just got a compliment from a guy pulling out of the carwash. “I love your outfit and want...
- Sep 20, 2018
- 3 min
But God, I Didn’t Sow This!
I found myself in a season where situations were popping up left and right in my life – things I know I plant. After a huge scare about...
- Oct 3, 2017
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I’m Tired of Doing Good!
The Lord spoke to me one morning out the blue, “The reason why my people get frustrated is because they grow weary of doing good.”...
- Sep 27, 2017
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An Answered Prayer from an Unexpected Place
Most times I really wonder – does God care about my cries to Him? I’ve been praying to God about the mountains of problems, hurts,...
- Aug 9, 2017
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When We Fall Short There is Forgiveness
I have to remember I sin — also. Lord knows I don’t have it all together. I know none of us have it “all together” but yet we sort of...
- Apr 13, 2017
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