When Hallmark Hijacks Joy

It’s true, I am an idealist.  Aren’t we all, really?  I pass the card section and see snapshots of families and houses decorated, just right. That’s when the lie started to wiggle in. “Supposed to..” tugs within my head. Please tell me, you’ve heard it too?  How you have felt the pressure, at this season?  How […]

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Lord, Make Me A Shepherd

Most posts I breeze through, writing the rough draft within no more than a few minutes.  God builds a post weeks ahead of time, in my head, then I tap out the fullness of what I felt like He said, the best I can. But this post has gripped me, marinating down into the core of […]

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7 Practical Ways to Ensure You’re Not Using Social Media Like a Weapon

I first became aware of the problem watching my teenager. Drama surfaced in her new High School, and instead of calling or even texting one another, she read through teenagers airing their frustrations to millions, through Twitter. I questioned it unbelieving.  Thinking, maybe I am not clear…“You mean when teens have a problem with someone in […]

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When Sorrow Strikes and Joy Is Justice

When sorrow sinks in like a morning fog in London, tiny hands can’t keep it back.  It moves, eerie and quiet, dark shadows tauntingly saying, “there is no way to dispel this feeling”. Broken music already cries throughout the internet: Past losses, divorces, car accidents, victims of terrible crimes or abuses. And like the thief of […]

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