"What's your story?"
On Sunday, our pastor talked about how we have Grace Stories to tell. What would you tell someone who asked, "What is your story?"
Simple question.
I think our pastor has asked me this question before. But I've just realized that—as much as I love happy endings—often I ...
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Yikes! The Holidays Are Around the Corner!!
My girl and I went to Michael's yesterday to get some little frames. But right there, in the front, on an endcap (alongside the fall leaf cookie cutters), we found this darling pie plate:
Apparently Thanksgiving is around the corner. And as of today there are 125 days till Christmas! Last ...
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Connecting in Small, Meaningful Ways
I have been busy this year. Busy with lots of writing and, at times, busy with lots of people. And then there has been no writing and no people. What I have felt on both ends of the extreme is disconnected.
Somewhere, in the middle
is the sweet spot.
I just thought about this: the last twelve ...
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Simply Tuesday: Small Moment Living
"What gives moments meaning is not the moments themselves
but the presence of Christ with us in the midst of them."
—Simply Tuesday, p. 47
I've just read such a lovely book. Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World came along at just the right time for me because God has been ...
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My One Word, Going into Fall
Sometimes a word really sticks with you.
In July, I went to a pre-Declare Conference workshop and listened to two blogging gurus, Holly Homer and Amy Lynn Andrews. Umm, here's where my dear, sweet friend Kathy and I *might* have been a little starstruck:
Holly and Amy Lynn spoke ...
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The Best Ways to Be Sweet on Social Media
So often people talk about all the vitriol slung on social media—when it'd be better not to make a peep, much less send a tweet. Sometimes FaceBook is a battle ground where un-friendship is the guiding principle. So far, I have stayed out of these kinds of sticky situations. Mostly.
In my early ...
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