Category: 2018
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Someday you will
This past year has been a year of blessings, a year of new doors and new beginnings for some. While for others, it was yet another year of searing pain, a year left seemingly insignificant in the desert season. I know what the desert season feels like, the emptiness and loss, the waiting, the longing. […]
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The Ninja Nurse and her Jiu-Jitsu Warrior: Never Compromise Your Worth
One of the wisest things the Jiu-Jitsu Warrior has ever said was “identity cannot be compromised for people”. I wrote The Ninja Nurse without her Jui-Jitsu Warrior exactly a year ago and I have learned how in a year everything can change. What do we start losing when we let our job determine our identity? […]
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When the holidays are hard and rejoicing seems nearly impossible
I love the holidays! They help me get through the cold winter months. Somehow the holiday music and lights spread cheer among everyone. There seems to be so much to do around this time of year. It’s a time of giving, a time of sharing. Yet, the holiday season isn’t a time of rejoicing for […]
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The Advice of Christians
Christians can sometimes offer the best advice because their advice is for the most part is biblical. It was around this time last year, I was sitting around with a few of my church friends. I’m not sure how we drifted off into the topic of marriage but as all things and all our conversations […]
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My Only Mistake Was That I Loved
My only mistake was that I loved, and that I loved deeply. It isn’t the pain that I regret, the pain reminds me it is real. Everything I felt, everything I did in the name of love. I didn’t lose everything, it cost me my life. He set my soul on fire. He took my […]
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Liebster Award 2018 – Discover New Blogs
THANK YOU URSALA from An Upturned Soul for nominating me for the Liebster Award!! Ursala challenges her readers with thought provoking questions and writes about real life experiences. I thoroughly enjoy reading her posts and her take on things. Please check out the award post created by Jack at The Global Aussie and The Official […]
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In pursuit of
It doesn’t matter how long it takes us to get to where we want to be as long as we keep pushing to get there. Whatever goals we set for ourselves and whatever dreams are in our hearts, let us not stop in pursuing them. Don’t wake up every morning regretting that you never tried […]
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New beginnings
No matter what yesterday looked like, you can rest in the knowledge of knowing today is a brand new day. And it has no mistakes in it. We each get a fresh new start. How beautiful is that, we don’t have to be defined by our past. Yet, sometimes we dwell on our past mistakes. […]
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Bloom where you are
I have often wondered why God has positioned me in certain places and situations. There are times I feel frustrated with where I am at, other times I cannot seem to comprehend what good could possibly come from it. A few weeks ago my morning started out like every ordinary morning. I sat with my […]
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Making of a warrior
A warrior is a character trait. And character is how you treat others who cannot do anything for you, speaking and living with integrity. Your character is who you really are. Your reputation is what people think about you. Your reputation does not make you a warrior, your character builds the warrior within you. Strive […]