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in November 2020
Making Space – A 25-Day Advent Devotional
Scroll through your social media feed and you’ll notice people pulling out Christmas decorations way earlier than they normally would.
If you’re someone who has been hanging up stockings while the smell of summer BBQs still lingers in the air, then I say, more power to you, friend. It’s been quite the year. And if you ...
When He Says: “That’s My Girl”
Maybe it’s the generation I’m from. Most likely it’s my cultural background. Or perhaps it’s my Catholic school upbringing. But, like many others (read: women who through nature or nurture have learned self-effacement), I’m not good with receiving and believing compliments or affirmations. When someone shares positive feedback about my writing, for instance, in my ...
What Does Rest Really Look Like?
The other day a friend texted me with a question: If you could have a perfectly restful day, what would it look like?
My initial reaction was to say something flippant like: “Sleep in all day with no one saying the word, “Mama!”.” Or perhaps, “Binge watch Netflix for six hours without a whiff of guilt.”
But ...
Why I Needed to Unlearn My Favorite Bible Verse
Back in 2001, while I chugged through heavy coursework at graduate school in Upstate New York, I had one thing on my mind. I would like to tell you that it was assignments or making good grades because, after all, I had crossed continents and traveled across the seas to America for the first time ...
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