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Loving Yourself Enough To Do The Scary Things
The arena was jam-packed with women wearing their Sunday and Monday and Thursday and Saturday best. Their accessories matched their pocketbooks which matched their shoes which matched their Bible covers. An arena full of sopranos and altos and even a smattering of tenors harmonized during worship and their heads nodded during the lesson and their Continue reading
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Loving Yourself and Cleaning House
[tap, tap, tap] Is this thing on? Pardon me while I clean out the cobwebs over here. I mean, my gosh at the stale scent ova hee-ah. I’ve neglected this place. I really, really have. I miss writing something fierce, but my creative cup is still getting filled over at my second love, Be Still Continue reading
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490 Planks
I did it again. I took my eyes off the mountain for just a minute and the pull of the valley brought me back low. The chaotic drama woke up a mama bear from hibernation, and though the situation had nothing to do with me at all, I threw my sword on the ground and Continue reading
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The Playground and the Meadow
The playground has a castle and a drawbridge and three slides and a climbing wall. There are tire swings and baby swings and regular swings and even big red chair swings the adults can sneak onto if there aren’t a lot of kids around. When we’re at the playground, my kids are wild and rambunctious Continue reading
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The Gentleness of God
We met once a month at her house and we’d always sit on the couch with all the flowers that overlooked her garden. Her pup would sit between us on the cushions and sleep for the hour and a half we’d talk. I soaked up every single word she said in my Japanese-designed journal, furiously Continue reading
