Challenging women to be real... not perfect!
My 12- and 13-year old kids are at a week-long summer camp in the mountains. And as we drove home after dropping them off last weekend, I thought to myself, “This will be perfect! A week at home in a quiet house… reconnecting with my husband… room to breathe from activity… time with God… sleeping in…” But today I realize…
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Happy Saturday! I don’t usually pop in on the weekend, but I wanted to finish up our blog series — The Tangle of Perfectionism — because on Tuesday we’re starting our Untangled Bible study with Julie Thomas from Women Who Believe. My friend is the real-deal, loves Jesus, and her ability to encourage you through the Word will soothe your…
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We’re three blogs into a series titled, “The Tangle of Perfectionism.” I hope God is speaking to your tangled heart and giving you hope for your healing. Earlier this week, we unpacked the expectation from others that we have to be “perfect” Christians. And how we’re sometimes joyful when others prove themselves flawed. Nasty, nasty, nasty. You can read it…
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We’re in a blog series titled, “The Tangle of Perfectionism.” And it’s a nasty tangle, indeed. Last week we unpacked how we’re all trying — somewhere or somehow — to be perfect, and how it is exhausting. We also talked about how striving for perfection is actually very selfish. If you missed it, you can check it out here. Today…
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PERFECTIONISM: The rigorous rejection of anything less than perfect. I was so cranky towards my husband. He had been texting me more than usual that day, and it was driving me nuts. I’m the introvert — the one who tends to under-communicate. So sometimes Wayne’s desire to share so much with me tests my patience. And I didn’t respond very…
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I sent this text last weekend… “This is Carey Scott. When is our landscaping going in?” My message was simple and to the point. But honestly, I wanted to type out a lot more words – and some rather colorful. Ugh. I’m so done waiting on this guy to put in our yard. When we built our home last November,…
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