Posts in the Category: general

chinese water torture

By Posted in - general & humor & random & scripture & writing on February 17th, 2015 3 Comments

So last night, we were going through our nightly bedtime rituals when, much to our surprise and annoyance, our smoke detectors all started going off.  A quick, adrenaline-packed race through the house proved that no fire …

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an army of fireflies

By Posted in - general & ministry & trafficking on January 27th, 2015 7 Comments

I basically live in a bubble, and unless you just happen to be reading this while battling on the front lines of a mission field or a war zone somewhere, so do you.

It stings a …

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fa-la-labulous (my holiday gift favorites)

By Posted in - books & dogs & favorites & general & gifts & music & reviews on December 3rd, 2014 1 Comments

It truly is the most WONDER-ful time of the year, y’all.

However, it is also the most AWFUL-ful time of the year for things like:

healthy eating plans
practicing boundaries with family members
new cars you don’t want dinged up …

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thanks, but no thanks.

By Posted in - general on November 20th, 2014 2 Comments

Thanksgiving is such a time of temptation for me.  And it’s not just the food, y’all.

Let’s face it, our culture has done an excellent job creating approximately a bajillion distractions and things to stress and worry …

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an onion, a flashlight, and a bar of soap

By Posted in - general & scripture & talks & writing on November 5th, 2014 5 Comments

 

Jesus is not who you think He is.

But if it is any consolation, He isn’t who I thought He was, either.

The more I read about him in scripture, the more I sit and talk with …

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in all the in-between

By Posted in - general & random on October 2nd, 2014 4 Comments

I don’t mean to be controversial, but I am not a huge fan of Oreos (I know, I know- the scandal.)  It is just that food items that have one texture on the outside and another on …

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that time I was accidentally creepy

By Posted in - books & general & Uncategorized & writing on August 18th, 2014 15 Comments

I once used salsa to try to bribe a girl into being my friend.

No, this wasn’t some 4th grade will you sit with me at the lunch table kind of thing.  But it was a I …

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the rest of the story

By Posted in - general & Uncategorized on July 24th, 2014 2 Comments

I have forever found stories fascinating and always wanted to dig deeper into people’s lives and really “get them.”   Perhaps that is why my degree is in Psychology (or was that more because I didn’t quite …

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a million sin-miles away (my testimony)

By Posted in - general & writing on July 1st, 2014 2 Comments

As I mentioned in my last post, I recently got to share my testimony with my new church family at Austin Ridge Bible Church.  In doing so, I realized I had never really never …

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#mynewthing

By Posted in - general & Uncategorized on June 24th, 2014 3 Comments

I swear I won’t cry/make you cry in this post.  I MEAN… WOW– I think there’s been enough of all that for awhile. So thanks for crying alongside me a couple weeks ago about our sweet puppy dog (if …

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