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Recovering Hovering Mother
Meet my sweet friend Cindy Krall. She’s a spunky, gorgeous, South Dakota girl who is teaching women the art of minimizing perspiration and maximizing inspiration. Enjoy as she shares a little piece...
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My What If Commencement Speech
I was at the gym on the stair climber watching the captions on the bottom of the television screen. Oprah was speaking to the graduates of Harvard. I thought this should be interesting. Why...
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Freedom Comes in the Middle of the Battle!
I’m so excited to introduce you to my beautiful and talented friend, Lorie Hartshorn, from Ontario. Lorie is a gifted communicator who speaks for women’s groups and church retreats regularly. Her...
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Happy Freedom Day America!
Lord, Thank You that we live in a country where we can worship You openly. Thank You for all of the men and women who have fought for our freedom. Thank you for loving us enough to give us your Word,...
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Drama, Deceit, and Decisions
Nine years have passed since we moved from California back to my home in North Carolina. Right after our move was when it happened. We haven’t spoken since. The vile words flung at me and spoken...
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Sometimes It’s Difficult
A week and two days ago, it was getting close to dusk, and for a summer evening in the South, the weather was nice out. We set out on our bikes to enjoy an evening untainted by thunderstorms. We...
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Spare the Rod and Spoil the Who?
Excuse me! What? Where have I been? I’ve never heard of this! I thought. I know I’ve spent a lot of time at the beach lately, but I seriously have NOT had my head buried in the sand. I couldn’t...
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Punch Fear
I was there to practice. She was going to be playing piano for me to sing at an upcoming event. We had only briefly met a year ago and then recently again on the phone. When I arrived, her car was in...
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You Are My Heart
I knew when I heard his message, he wanted me to return the call. With that I knew he was probably going to be upset with me. Sure enough, words flew recklessly rooted out of hurt. My daddy needed...
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A Tat, A Prayer, And Some Bling
Entering in with prayer and musical worship, we hosted God’s presence in the streets of my hometown. Gathered with incredible friends, we blessed people in downtown by giving away bottles of water,...
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On Your Mark, Get Set…
With cramping muscles and raspy breath, the girl’s stride broke. The race was coming to a close. This mom in her forties, wearing heels and business casual, ran to the end of the race beside her...
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Just Ann, No E
A few months after her diagnosis, I read something she had written about being healed. Not understanding exactly what she meant, while visiting one day, I said, “How exciting! You’re healed!” With a...
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More Than A Starbucks Latte
Over eight years have passed since we lived in California. I wondered what might have happened to him. My husband’s family had known Danny’s for years. I remembered seeing him pirouette (twirl) on...
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A Squeegee Post and an “Intimacy” Giveaway
I met Donna Bostick briefly at the She Speaks Conference in Charlottle, NC a couple of years ago. We’ve had a sweet connection and friendship since that quick meeting. Come on over to Donna’s website...
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The Miracle of Us: Confessions of an Online Dater
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find the love of your life online? Well my friend and author, Laura Bennet, did just that! In her new book, “The Miracle of Us: Confessions of an Online...
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Across the Table from China
I had been reading a book on intercession, which was laying on the table where we talked. I noticed a young guy a few tables over kept glancing our way. I thought, we must be disturbing him with our...
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Folly Beach and Arms Wide Open
We sat around the table sharing one of our last meals together. Her face turned red and tears surfaced as the sound of sirens came closer. She had lost her dearly beloved 18-year-old son in a tragic...
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Children’s Children
Disturbed is an understatement! Appalled is more like it!! This t-shirt bothers me on so many levels. An adult somewhere thought this was a good idea and created it. Another adult buyer for a store...
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Here’s The Thing… about waiting
I couldn’t have children right away. Now, I’m glad for the timing of it all. But in the wait, it seemed like it might never happen. Sometimes we don’t get what we want when we want it, or expect it....
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About Writing Intimacy and a Giveaway
Intimacy. We all desire it. Guess what. God does too! With us! He created us to need to be seen, known, and understood. Intimate moments with God: seeing Him seeing us, hearing Him clearly, and a...
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