faith
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Trust Falling In Faith
I am currently co-authoring a book with one of my favorite friends, Kaitlin Chappell Rogers. We are from two different generations and we have hosted several podcast episodes of our conversations about everything under the sun. This book originated out of the overflow of these vulnerable discussions. In listening back to these heart-to-hearts, we realize… Continue reading
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God Sighting
*I wrote this originally for Our City on a Hill as “I Saw God” **Please take the time to check out the link and see what ourcityonahill.net is up to:) Sometimes I wonder how many times I miss a God sighting. I know that sounds like a silly, wasted thought but when I actually get a glimpse… Continue reading
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Shoes That Take Your Breath Away
I want to be a better “noticer.” I want to live looking for wonder and I want to celebrate it when I see it. Today, I saw shoes, shoes that took my breath away and not because they smelled — but because of whom they remind me of and point to. These are my husbands… Continue reading
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What Compels Us To Speak?
“I am full of words and MY spirit compels me to speak…” Job 32:18 RED FLAG: When “I and MY” are fueling our thoughts, it would be wise to keep our mouthes from firing off. Our opinions often masquerade as truth in our own minds. ____________ I think we can almost all remember a time… Continue reading
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Hooked On A Feeling: Writing Out Of Darkness
Have you ever been hooked on a feeling? I have! In fishing terminology, “take” is when the fish actually becomes “hooked.” But a fish is not “caught” until it is “landed,” prevented from escape. As believers, the enemy of our soul cannot “land” our soul but he can “hook” us pretty good, if we’re not alert… Continue reading
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Tweetables
I often use Twitter as an online journal. I tweet my God-whispered, take-away treasures. After writing in my paper journal, I will take the time to condense the words to a TWEETABLE moment and then take it a step further by making a word-picture to capture the whisper in color. It took me years as… Continue reading
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Finding Jesus in Unexpected Places This Christmas
God really meant it when He said, “Seek Me and you will find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” Seeing God’s Word as a Love Letter, instead of a behavior modification plan, changed the objective of my treasure hunt. I no longer read the Bible to find a plan, a purpose… Continue reading
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“Seek and Find the Savior” : Ornament and Poem
2017 Christmas Canvas ornaments! “Baby Blue and Burlap” Will have them at Railroad Antique on Nov. 9th art show:) @rrsantiques Wanted to start a new little Christmas Tradition with the baby Jesus ornament:) We have a pickle we hide each year and the child who finds it first gets to open the first present. It’s… Continue reading
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Weakness and Wisdom
Thought for the day: If we share our weakness, instead of bragging about our wisdom, we will never run out of connection points! His power is made perfect in our imperfection, not our self-proclaimed proudest moments! Continue reading
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#WhyIWrite : I Write TO SOW
Today is National Day On Writing 2017 and the “hashtag” that is trending is #WhyIWrite. I have read some amazing responses on Twitter. You can click the link directly at the end of this post to check them out for yourselves. Several things came to mind when I thought of #WhyIWrite: #WhyIWrite I write to uncover or… Continue reading