pain rejection fear hurt disconnection loss unavoidable not without value not impossible to heal from a place of growth a place for new beginnings These are some of the words we used during an exercise...
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According to Webster the word Resolution means “the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc.” I find this interesting because this tells us as we look at our culture what...
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The Christmas story can seem so cartoon, so hard to grasp as ours, incapable of owning... As I ponder it, there is more to it than angels and farm animals and grumpy inn keepers. This...
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I sit with women all the time, as you might know ;) And one of the ways I help them reflect on how they view God in unhelpful ways is to invite them to see...
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When I think of summer, I think of popsicles and boating, the smell of suntan lotion, and blasting summer tunes out the open window on road trips. I think of bonfires and s’mores, mosquito bites,...
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Because mess has messed with us, we do whatever we can to avoid it. We say, “Not my circus, not my monkeys.” We cross the street so we don’t have to feel uncomfortable. We keep...
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We were on a road trip to Portland to visit friends, back when our kids were little, and we stopped at a Starbucks before getting back on the freeway. Like parents do, we asked, “Does...
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At the age of 59 I was feeling empty and wondering what I was going to do with the rest of my life. People were asking me, Barb when are you going to retire? I...
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Read Mark 4:35-41 “Don’t you care what happens to me?” Have you ever said those words to God? The disciples were being obedient. It was Jesus’ idea to get in a boat and cross the...
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I find myself in a new season. My hubby and I are officially empty nesters. That's right, both the kids moved out of the house. Their rooms are bare, though the old sports ribbons still...
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