When You Are Called to “Give Your Life Away”. And UNITE

I trim off the dangling threads from my well-worn Bill Blass carry-on. The ones still reaching to grip China, from the last time I left it… But couldn’t hold on. I bow my head, taking scissors, cutting the airline tag saying, Hong Kong. And the bars keeping aching eyes back, whip through my head…still piercing my […]

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Why it’s important to Stop. Slow Down. And Enjoy the Holidays.

Are you a brier rabbit.  Racing to the finish.  Or the turtle.  Walking thoughtfully.  Carefully.  Methodically.  To it’s purpose. Are you a goal setter.  Achiever.  Feeling more satisfied when there is a task. Running fast….until you complete it? And why is it.  Holidays have a way.  Of entangling our legs.  Pulling us into it’s own chaos. […]

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The Power of “One”. Becoming a Missional Woman

As the poverty rate increases, the political climate tensions, and households everywhere seem whirling in uncertainty, increasingly hard times can leave people paralyzed along seas of desperation.  Hearing the world’s birth pains, feeling the contractions of those struggling can overwhelm with guilt-induced deafness when faced with the reality, “We just can save them all.”  As a […]

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Soggy Faith. And a Practical Way to Serve. Unseen.

We snuggle in a booth.  After twenty years.  More in love than ever. Rain slays sheets of regret.  Washing away tomorrow. One of those days. All is just right. The light of of new beginnings.  Shines bright in hearts fully wanting. And I hear them cheer.  Down center. From the bar, a little too near. Tipsy […]

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When Storm’s Rise. Where Big Meaning is found in Small Words. And a Children’s Story.

Some days.  Big words don’t flatter.  Like at 6:00 a.m.  Three girls.  With three different problems.  Needing coddling.  And talking.  While, stomach refuses coffee. Some days.  The King James Version, sounds like Greek and Hebrew. More than English.  Brain fogged with counseling.  And phone calls.  And court dates for kids that keep on needing…. So much. […]

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