Category: Ministry

  • International Women’s Day….Who Knew???

    Today is International Women’s Day. Who knew? Did you? Have you heard of this before? I’ve been a woman for 33 years and on social media for many of those years, and had NO CLUE about this day. While watching The Notebook on tv this week, I saw a commercial flick across MTV about “life… Read more

  • How Do I Hear from God?

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    I sat at brunch with a friend discussing achievements, plans, goals, and dreams. We talked about some potentially big changes in her family and she looked me square in the eyes and said, “I want to be sure I obey God, but how do you know when you hear from God?” It’s a hard question… Read more

  • Room

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    My husband and I have been walking through Genesis in our quiet time these past few weeks. The last time I read through the Bible I was a teenager, and it was something to check off my list for youth group. Now I find I am soaking in passages, seeing themes emerge, and truth leaping… Read more

  • I love “I love You”

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    I love holidays like Valentine’s Day! I know so many people say it just a money maker event for Hallmark cards and flower shops, but I love it. Any time we can celebrate love, marriage, relationships, I’m on board. This world has too much hard stuff, so any chance for fun and love and why… Read more

  • Marked

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    I got out of my car the other day to pump gas. Three boys giggling and teasing each other in the back seat. Noise coming from sealed windows. As I loaded the gas pump into my tank and turned toward the display screen my eyes caught a glimpse of my gym pants. Chalk marked the… Read more

  • Matroyshka & Me

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    My grandmother immigrated to America from Eastern Europe when she was a young woman. My parents still have some of the treasures she brought with her.  Teacups, saucers, a blanket, and serving tray, trinkets of a life left behind. As a little girl I used to play with a set of Matryoshka dolls, also know… Read more

  • The art of a run

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    I’m not a lover of running. Let’s be clear here. I have friends who run dozens of miles at a time and love it…..I don’t. I feel like a thudding elephant when I run. With that said, I must confess I have fallen in love with the art of running. A year and a half… Read more

  • When “me” becomes “we”

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    I have this gratitude calendar I’ve been keeping all year. It was something impressed on my heart last Christmas to do, and every day for the last year I have been reading one piece of Scripture and writing down the “gifts” of that day. {Side note here…if you haven’t read Ann Voskamp’s “1000 Gifts” you… Read more

  • Living {and loving} what’s in front of us

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    I’m still here loves. Don’t worry I didn’t forget about you!!! I’ve been writing, and writing, and writing, and a ton of editing. So much writing and no time to write on the actual blog. But don’t worry, I have a surprise coming for you soon. 🙂 My days have been busy, anyone else? God’s… Read more

  • Love Compels

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    For Christ’s love compels us, 2 Corinthians 5:14   Four months ago my husband and I were walking through one of the sweetest seasons of our marriage. I hate to brag ladies, but I was on cloud nine! Seriously, I didn’t know if marriage could get any sweeter. It was as if we were reaping… Read more