Getting Real

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Birthday Blessings

Around here at the Collide office when one of our staff members has a birthday, we all take a few minutes of our staff meeting to shower the birthday girl with birthday blessings. We call...

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Ending Well

At Collide, we believe that God uses ordinary women to do amazing things. He meets us exactly where we’re at - in our mess, our pain, our joy, and our stories. We’ve been amazed at...

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Getting Real

Surviving a Trauma Bomb

Almost two years ago, a trauma bomb went off in our household. It was emotionally catastrophic, cataclysmic, seismic. It’s no exaggeration to say that there was a me before that moment and a me after...

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The Chair

I don't know if you're like me but so often if something is broken, I can't wait to toss it out. I just recently tossed out a bean bag because the stuffing had probably been...

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You Too

Twenty years ago, I attended a retreat and this very engaging girl and I chatted over lunch. Approachable and curious, she was delightful. As we spoke about our lives, we kept saying, “Me too!!” for...

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