Thoughts
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Our Vocabulary Matters
I heard one of my favorite quotes from Lara Casey. It was simply, “How you spend your time is how you spend your life.” How very true! I’d also venture to say how you speak is how you’ll spend your life. Your words carry weight, become your thoughts, construct your personal rhetoric, and turn into… Continue reading
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Dear Broken Woman
Dear battered, bruised and broken woman, This is your place, and I know that hurts to hear. You may feel stuck, left behind, and extremely alone. I know I have. This is a hard and thorny valley. And the end isn’t in sight. All your friends may be getting married, having babies, and reaching milestones… Continue reading
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Cracked Edges | Choosing Joy
Sometimes, I think it has to be big to be hurting. Sometimes, I think it has to be deep to be aching. But many times it’s not big or deep. It just is. Sometimes, a difficult trial is just an assortment of “small” pangs. After all, there’s nothing especially tragic or heart-rending about the ordinary.… Continue reading
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It’s Not about the Bride
As we sat reminiscing about our wedding day just a couple days after the 23rd, we recounted all those lovely parts of a wedding celebration. Even so, it wasn’t all beauty and pretty smiles. There were tears and stressful moments. No part of life is simply perfection, not even a wedding day. But there were… Continue reading
