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I can’t escape my own mind, and that has been a big problem lately. Not the overthinking itself, but the content. In an effort to pull myself away from an abstract headspace, I offer the following, less profound, possibly rhetorical question: “If you were an inanimate object, what would it be?“ My response(s)… You know…
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I am finishing up the Old Testament. I am currently wrapping up the Books of the prophets. Last night, I studied Zephaniah and Haggai. Jeremiah – Why Judah fell. Lamentations – The grief after the fall. Ezekiel – Hope and restoration from exile. Daniel – Faithfulness in exile. Hosea – God’s pursuing love. Joel –…
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Since this month’s posts have centered around the “ordinary” that has become my life, I offer a breakdown of my normal weekday routine and explain where I can be found at any given moment during the day. I’ve typed all of this, and it is only further confirmation of how boring I am. Routine has…
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This last birthday has prompted me, subconsciously, to consider my 40th birthday. It is only when we become adults that we realize our parents were right…time really does fly. And I don’t want 39 to come and go without tracking certain goals that will improve the life I have now. Some are practical. Some are…
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I turned 39 twelve days ago. Also known as a Friday. The day my son goes to his dad’s. The last day of my work week. The last day I spend alone before my husband finishes his own work week. I was born on a Friday, too. On a full moon. And since this birthday…
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I turn 39 tomorrow. Birthdays aren’t really the same anymore. It’s less about getting older and more about taking inventory. Not just of what I’ve “accomplished,” but what I’ve been given. This year wasn’t easy. There are prayers I’ve prayed that still have not been answered. Relationships that still ache. Questions that remain unanswered. And…
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There was a time in my life – a couple of decades, really – when every difficult conversation felt like a fight for survival. If I didn’t explain myself perfectly, I’d be misunderstood.If I didn’t defend myself, people would assume the worst.If I didn’t speak up, my feelings wouldn’t matter. Looking back, I realize that…
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When I made a commitment to become someone I could tolerate, I sincerely thought the changes I would make would be dramatic. Huge breakthroughs. Personality makeover. As if something would click in my brain and I’d think, “Yep, never doing that bad habit again for the rest of my life…” But the biggest changes in…
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Today is Independence Day. As Americans, we tend to celebrate independence as something unquestionably good. Freedom. Strength. Self-sufficiency. The ability to stand on our own. And those things have their place. But I have also learned that personal independence comes with a price. Especially when it is learned and not necessarily chosen. I didn’t become…
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I am going to be sharing something today that is exceptionally private. To me. And once you finish reading this, you’re going to think, “Seriously? THAT is private?“ The answer is a resounding “yes.” I guess it wasn’t long after my daughter left home that I took a hard look at my life and realized…
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