Avoiding feeling painful emotions only prolongs our suffering.
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I am pursuing the heart of Jesus in every moment of life. Whether in those dry desert places we find ourselves in, or on the lush mountain tops of jubilee, we can do this together with Jesus.
I am a bad Christian
I look in the mirror every day and the first thing I see is a lopsided crown with a few missing jewels and a couple of dings. It’s worse for wear, just like me.
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Don’t Give Away Your Pearls
Have you ever been overly concerned about how someone feels? If they are unhappy, you go out of your way to make them happy by overspending on gifts, giving them money or time, you do not have to spare? If they do not respond to you the way you expect do you try to manage…
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Are you Original?
Have you ever refurbished a piece of furniture? It is a beautiful process. I was stripping an antique table and took notice of all the layers of old paint and varnish that had accumulated over the years, imagining all the different owners this piece had been in the hands of. Each person putting their mark…
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It Broke for a Reason
Our brokenness is not always meant to be put back together the same way it was.
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Why do we Un-compliment?
I was on the phone with a dear friend of twenty years. When we get on the phone together it’s hours of conversation that include laughter, deep thought, tears, and sisterhood. She is part of my tribe, and I am hers. As we brought our talk to a close, she paid me a sweet compliment…
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Uncomfortable Distancing
Have you ever had a job when your work culture is no longer satisfying, or unpleasant? Maybe the church you had been attending doesn’t feel like home anymore, you can’t find your place there, or the teaching is not challenging you? Or that relationship that seems to be dry and not going anywhere? It may…
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Wait for it
God will never put a guilt trip on you to make you do something.
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Know who you are…
I heard someone say, “I am just a crappy person” as they were sharing with me all the bad choices they had made. My response to that – God doesn’t make crappy people. Our wrong choices, sin, or struggles are not our identity. They are choices we make against God and His will for our…
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When Grandparents are Rejected
In my memory feed today on Facebook popped up two adorable little faces. A reminder of sweet blessings, disappointment, broken relationships, and heartache that left my husband and me with one question; “What did we do to deserve this?”. In the many years of counseling women in crisis, far too often I listened to the…
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