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Why Am I Always Worried?

Jul 19, 2016

I discovered a happy little quote, “One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.” — Iris Murdoch It is no secret to my family that I am HIGHLY motivated by treats — be it chai, a…

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books, God
Am I messing my kids up, fear, God, Lysa TerKeurst, trust, worry

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Spiritual Whitespace

Jun 2, 2014

The safest and perhaps least threatening action to take in order to avoid imploding when I am burned out worse than toast — is to run away. Like hide in a closet and watch an eagle take care of her…

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God, Review
God, psoriatic arthritis, spiritual whitespace

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It wasn’t an audible voice, but there was certainly a very strong announcement in my brain from the Lord that I was NOT to purchase any more conference tickets. Blogging or touch-feely-mom-related conferences. That if I was to go to…

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How to Host a {local} #writetheword Party

Oct 24, 2012

I kept hearing, “I want to know more about #writetheword.” I kept saying, “Yea, we should gather together the group of us who are writing the Word and have a night where we just . . . write a book…

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#writetheword
#writetheword, Bible poverty, bible translation, God, One Verse, party, The Seed Company

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I Wasn’t Going to Go

Oct 17, 2012

I gave my ticket away. It made no business sense. Only heart sense. Obedience. Though I thought about finagling my way to the Influence Conference, I practiced a certain restrainment unusual to me. In honor of the day, though, I…