Small-Church Girl Makes A Big Announcement
Whenever I attend a church potluck, I bring the same dish. It’s delicious and terrible for you; full of all the things all the people who know about food would disdain. It’s comfort and it’s…
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I Didn’t Save the World by 30
Six months ago I was in Austin, Texas attending IF:Gathering. I should have written this post then, while all my memories were still crisp and not wilting at the edges. I could have better shown…
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Guest Post for Cara Meredith: There Is A Dawn In Me
Nearly every Saturday morning I wake up at 4:10am ON PURPOSE. Crazy, I know. And I never would have guessed this would have become one of my favorite parts of my week. Today I’m guest…
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Attack Retreat Surrender
Four kids does not feel like a lot of kids most of the time. However, there are exceptions. Like the park. Trying to watch four kids as they constantly disappear around corners, up climbing walls,…
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Book Review: Warrior In Pink: A Story of Cancer, Community, and the God Who Comforts
I had the privilege of witnessing this book come together via Redbud Writers Guild. I remember oohing and ahhing over the gorgeous cover like any other group of women would over newborn pictures. I was…
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This Is It. And, No, It Isn’t.
I’ve written on and off the majority of my life. I’ve never been strictly disciplined about it, but I’ve always needed words to help me process the world around me. Last week I filled up another journal.…
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Holy Hide-and-Seek
Sometimes I experience God’s presence so acutely it’s as if I can feel the Holy Spirit brush over my skin. My flesh prickles and my scalp tingles. I am enveloped in clarity and a pervading…
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On My Baptism and Taking the Long Way Around
As I climbed the carpeted stairs I remember feeling exhilarated. I don’t remember feeling nervous at all. As if at ten years old it was somehow normal for me to have a microphone in hand…