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The 2020 Pandemic Exposed My Weaknesses, Defenses, Strengths, and Potential

Not unlike most of the world, 2020 threw me into a tailspin and exposed a shadow side I was unaware of. My last post was a tribute to turning 50, where the future was my to possess. Little did I know four weeks later, everyone's world would be turned upside down. And I would see just how emotionally unhealthy I really was.
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A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self

You'll spend a lot of your life feeling like you don't fit in. Most of the time, you'll believe it's because you're not enough, and then you'll swing to you're just too much. Somewhere along the way, you'll lose yourself, but you'll discover her again. You will actually fall in love with her, and fitting in won't seem to be that big of a deal. But it will suck that the revelation comes so much later in life.

{FAITH OVER FEAR} The Day My Husband Left Me

{It is with such pleasure that I introduce Amy Cutler from Forever Beloved. I fell in love with Amy when I stumbled upon her blog over at Christian Blogger Network. Her down to earth writing style just drew me right in. I love how she blogs…

The Lazy Parent...

When Kaitlyn was around 18 months, she woke up one day and began testing the waters of who was in charge. We were moving from Montana to Florida, and I felt like we'd literally packed up one child and unpacked another! I called the church we'd…

In The Desert...

I am in one of the driest spiritual seasons ever!  Lately, every good intention dies shortly after it’s birth, and I look behind me at a pathetic path of restarts! I keep crying out for the rescue party, but none seem to arrive. Nevertheless,…

Failure is an option, not trying isn't!

Instead of allowing my failure to push me to practice more, work harder, and get better, I let it freeze me in time! I let my fear of failure dictate my future!

Life's Learning Curve

I began to see that comparing myself to others was just a way for the enemy to keep me ineffective!...That realization set me free to do something I wouldn't do before