thoughts
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For real
As I was praying about what I was to write about this week, in my spirit I heard the phrase, “It doesn’t have to be clever, it just has to be real.” If…
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What is your Overton window?
Have you ever heard of the Overton window? Brad was the first one to tell me about it, many years ago at this point. It’s a model of what is acceptable at any…
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Not with haste
Tension comes when you want two conflicting things. Two things, being pulled in opposite directions, create tension. By the middle of summer I desire the quiet of winter, but I also want to…
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Stinky advice
Everyone has some weird quirks, right? I like to mashup phrases. Similar to how everyone had celebrity couple names in the early 2000’s (remember Brangelina?), I have this odd desire to squish phrases…
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To be, or not to be, relatable.
Last night my Instagram account gave me a monthly update. It’s been doing this lately and I usually peruse it even though I really don’t have any desire to do anything different to…
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Is your heart ready?
It’s a dreary, cozy November day and it feels like the last calm week for a moment. Actually it feels like the only calm week in between the fall busy and the winter busy.…
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What is your lens?
When I first started writing blogs I would get annoyed when people would respond and read something other than the message I was trying to get across. I thought I had missed the…
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The healing carrot
Last night I was sitting with my friends in the coffee shop like we always do on Sunday evenings. The remains of the potluck dinner stacked up in front of us, the slice…
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Looking back
I’ve all too often found myself idolizing past seasons. I don’t really mean to, but it’s so easy to remember what life looked like 5 or even 2 years ago and want to…
