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naked and ashamed
Two weeks ago, I promised to be honest. To be transparent. To “invite you into my storm.” Why do that, with a bunch of people on the internet I don’t know? Because I believe there is a common thread that … Continue reading
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To those who read this blog: An Apology
Today I want to delete my blog. Press a button, make the whole thing disappear and just start over. I’ve been reading through the archives of Glennon Doyle Melton’s blog, Momastery, for days and I’m ready to set fire to … Continue reading
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How I met my husband, and how he met Jesus
(Jon and I are telling this story together… my words are in blue, his are in green.) “I think he might be an alcoholic,” I told my dad. I’d met Jon at a nursing home. He was a nurse, I … Continue reading
Posted in Daybook, Marriage, My Testimony, PERSONAL
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The Swing of the Pendulum
Several months ago, I wrote a very personal article regarding my own lack of relationship – of belief, really – with and in Jesus. Since that time, God has been doing some incredible things and my relationship with Him is … Continue reading
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That I may Gain Christ
I used to think that there were two types of believers. Those who gave lip service to God and called themselves “Christians,” without it really touching their day-to-day life, and those who were “Sold out” to Jesus – who lived … Continue reading
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A Poem
I’m not a great lover of poetry. Allegory, in general, usually goes right over my head. But when I was in college, just before God completely turned my world upside down, I read the following poem and it touched me, … Continue reading
Posted in Consecration, Inspirational, Miscellaneous, My Testimony, PERSONAL
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My "Testimony"
Now that I’m contacting and being contacted by so many people from the past (via facebook), it occurs to me that I should probably write my “testimony.” I know that the changes in my life are a lot to take … Continue reading
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