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One Word 2014

Darkness. I’m not sure exactly why.  It actually came about in a slightly prophetic way, which freaks me out, because I am just so burnt out on that kind of stuff.  Someone had a word, and it resonated. And then I got an anonymous postcard in the mail that completely fits me. So…darkness it is. …

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A Wounded, Secret Jesus Feminist

“The cracks were ricocheting and multiplying across my heart now, and when I turned to the Church for answers, I did not feel my questions were welcome.” – Jesus Feminist How do you not stay bitter?  How do you let go of the anger, the hurts, the soul-deep wounds Christians have inflicted? Lean into the…

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9 Years of Tears

  The only time I remember being taught about emotions in youth group was when they were related to hormones.  I never remember being taught how to handle the ‘darker’ emotions.  Years of being in church didn’t teach me how to interpret them.  There were no Bible studies about coping mechanisms when living in dysfunction….

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Complaining as an Act of Faith

  When my brother and I were old enough to be left home alone, we always had to clean the house.  As we got older, we fell into our roles as obedient and ‘rebellious’ oldest and middle children. Which meant by high school I was cleaning the house everyday, even forsaking homework to get it…

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Life After Art – Review and Giveaway!

    “Did you know Matt Foster of Foster the People used to write commercial jingles?  I thought those made you a lot of money….”[why would he stop that to start a band???] I heard that statement on the radio the other day, along with the inflection, and the unspoken question at the end in…

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2013 Book List

These are the books I’d like to read this year.  I’ve never made a specific list like this before.  This list is dependent on being able to inter-library loan most of these, my changing moods, and varying interests as the year progresses.  Nonetheless, this is a good guide for me instead of just choosing books willy-nilly like…

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10 (+2) Books on Art and Writing

  These books are basically in order from my favorite to the not-quite-favorites…the middle is kind of all jumbled and they’re about equal weight.  I don’t have much to say about them individually.  All of these are books that are beautiful to read, inspiring, and informative. 1. Walking on Water Hands down my most favorite…

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10 (+2) Books for the Kiddos

  I homeschool, so we go through a lot of books.  We own a lot of books.  My husband finally had to build me a very large bookshelf/desk/storage unit in our entryway, and that still isn’t enough.  (I’d take a picture but it’s really dirty!)  All that to say, I love books, and kids books. …

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