Posts Tagged with: courage

A MINISTRY IS BORN

By Posted in - community & courage & general & ministry & purpose & Uncategorized on July 30th, 2021 0 Comments

I’m officially a ministry-mama and a TEEEEENSY bit excited about it. Also I am clueless, so there’s that. 🤣🙃😂

Can I just tell you that this whole thing IS A SURPRISE TO ME TOO, Y’ALL?! I never …

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I’M EXPECTING!

By Posted in - courage & general & humor & ministry & purpose & Uncategorized on July 22nd, 2021 0 Comments

(A MINISTRY BABY, THAT IS.)

As many of you know (especially if you follow me on Instagram,) I have been hard at work launching a new ministry. I am equal parts terrified and giddy about it, …

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ABOUT THE DRINKING

By Posted in - courage & encouragement & general & ministry & purpose & scripture & talks & Uncategorized on June 27th, 2021 2 Comments

Don’t shoot the messenger, y’all. This is a tough teaching. But chances are, you either have struggled with this, are wrestling with it a bit now, or know someone who has/is.

I am in Ephesians 5:18 …

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on finish lines and next steps

By Posted in - courage & general & ministry & purpose on May 17th, 2021 3 Comments

Holy guacamole. I graduated from Seminary, y’all. And let me tell you something: It ain’t for sissies. It is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done and also one of most enriching experiences I …

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BREATH MY ONLY BOUNDARY

By Posted in - general & poetry & published & Uncategorized & writing on February 12th, 2021 0 Comments

HI Y’ALL! I appreciate all your sweet messages and thanks for checking on me. In answer to the two questions I get asked most: YES I am still writing and YES I am still in …

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On Shame and Healing

By Posted in - books & community & counseling & courage & encouragement & general & grief & ministry & scripture & talks on August 6th, 2020 0 Comments

How does hiding ignite shame? How does honesty invite healing?

I recently explored these questions with my friend Shannon as part of our Summer Book Club on Jesus Over Everything by Lisa …

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On Sin and Hiding

By Posted in - books & courage & encouragement & general & random & review & scripture & talks & Uncategorized on July 31st, 2020 0 Comments

How does hiding enable sin in our lives? How does honesty eradicate it? How does telling the truth invite light into our darkest corners?

I recently explored these questions with my friend Shannon as part of …

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WAIT

By Posted in - encouragement & grief & poetry & published & writing on April 10th, 2020 3 Comments

a poem about suffering and what it means to

W A I T

what I wouldn’t give
to rise
from this window seat of longing
and brave my way into the gray
and through the gray
to part
the veil that obscures life …

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How My Fear Became Faith

By Posted in - courage & published & Uncategorized & writing on March 15th, 2020 3 Comments

Fear was my father’s favorite game and one I learned to play at four years old.

With gleaming green eyes and a wicked sense of humor, my father was a force. His family had always been …

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On Courage & Community

By Posted in - published on February 20th, 2020 2 Comments

In case you missed the big announcement in my last post, I recently had an article published in Fathom Magazine in which I share how I learned the importance of developing close community and how …

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