Challenging women to be real... not perfect!
I said… no. She approached me after the church service, asking if I’d share the story with her MOPS group of how God pulled my marriage from the pit. That meant 60 women… would be staring at me… while I’m on stage… using a microphone… and sweat beads would be rolling… down my face. Sweet mother of all things great…
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Some women make ministry look glorious and easy. Their outfits are adorable. They look confident in how they carry themselves. They seem to have perfect lives. Their understanding of scripture is mind-blowing. And we wonder if God is more pleased with them than He is with… us. And deep down, we may even envy their notoriety. Don’t we all have…
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Blogging opens up the doorway to mean-spirited comments. While most respond to your words kindly, there are others who use the screen as a hiding place and leave comments that can cut to the core. And when I started writing a series on marriage, I had no idea people could be so cruel. Let me back up a little. My…
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When I first started writing, I guess I thought it would be easy. I imagined it was just like everything else one does each day—dishes, laundry, carpool… writing. But no, that has never been my experience. Writing always costs me something. In my experience, it’s has never been methodical or mindless or menial. Instead, when I sit down to write……
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If there is anything I’ve learned in my life, it’s that we need each other. God built us for community, but many of us run in the other direction because we’re riddled with fear. Haven’t we all been wounded by another woman? Or a group? Or the church? I know I have. More than once. Community is tricky… women can…
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Relying on our own wisdom is easy. It’s often our default button. It’s… common. Hey, we are capable women, right? Truth is, we can make snap decisions… multi-task with the best… and be the play-maker in our family without even breaking a sweat. But living in our own wisdom isn’t part of God’s plan. And when we rely on ourselves…
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