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Sep 19, 2018

My body’s not an ornament, it’s a vehicle

“Your body is not an ornament, it is a vehicle to your dreams.” – Taryn Brumfitt I’ve been thinking on these powerful words again lately. “My body is not an

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Sep 14, 2018

People in cars

In the place where folks meet and greet; where conversations ebb and flow. Where machines whir and my favorite scent ribbons through the air, I see them. From my spot

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Sep 11, 2018

In the face of evil, I still choose hope

Seventeen years ago today, evil came calling. On a bright September day, our sense of safety and security right here in our own homeland was obliterated. Blown up at the

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Sep 05, 2018

Why I’m “leaving the church” and going out

It just might have been the oddest offer of hospitality I’d ever heard. “I’m gonna go roll a joint. Anybody want one?” And he disappeared into the night. As a

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Jul 27, 2018

Like masculinity, femininity can be toxic, too

It was some months ago that it hit. Like a tsunami breaking ashore, the #metoo movement swept across lines; geographical, political, cultural, and religious, exposing the rot to the light. As

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Jul 11, 2018

When you need to launch your “Moses” on the Nile

Popping in this morning with a quick, kinda heavy word. This won’t be for all of you, but the ones who are needing it will know it’s for them. So

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Jun 13, 2018

When your greatest opponent is–you

An email slips into my inbox today. The Cub, my last-but-not-least, blue-eyed boy, is headed for the middle school. His elementary days are behind him now, and this note has

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Apr 24, 2018

When a mother needs a mother

Today, I have a specific mission. Hang on just a sec; let me set this up, and then I’ll tell you what it is. When I was a girl, I

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Apr 18, 2018

When evil comes, He is greater

I’ve decided to tell you a little story today. Until now, I have not felt compelled to share it, but now, this day, I do. Which means that someone somewhere

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Apr 17, 2018

How to make your husband happy

I’m popping in today just to talk to you for a minute about something that’s important in your marriage. Some months ago as I was walking through a difficult season,

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