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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} Things Not Seen

{Today, I want to welcome my dear friend Hilary Harris, from Hil's Kitchen Blog. We stood with Hilary in prayer as her daughter fought for her life. At the same time that was happening, I was writing the message Faith Over Fear. I can recall…

{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…

Whose pack are you carrying?

I remember hiking through Glacier National Park with a toddler in a carrying backpack. She weighed no more than 20 pounds, but by the end of the hike it felt like a baby elephant on my shoulders.

The unmet need...

'I was too busy looking at what wasn't enough to realize God was answering prayers, multiplying seed, and blessing our family right before my eyes! I couldn't get excited about the blessing, because I couldn't take my mind off the need!' That…

Perfect Peace

Our mindset not our situations determine our peace. We can be under the most intense battle of our lives and remain in constant peace.