Letting Go… [and Choosing Forgiveness]
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Letting Go… [and Choosing Forgiveness]

Fall is a season for letting go…  Although it doesn’t feel very Fall-ish here in Hometown, OK with temps hovering around the nineties—I’m desperately searching for autumn-ness. Maybe it’s because the temperatures refuse to succumb. Or maybe it’s because we’re sliding into my mama’s favorite season and birthday month. But a heaviness hangs in the…

Divine Appointments… [Godwinks, Coincidences, and Heavenly Happenstance]

Divine Appointments… [Godwinks, Coincidences, and Heavenly Happenstance]

Without my prior knowledge and on more than one occasion, God has recently filled my calendar with divine appointments. Equal parts coming alongside others as they journey, but also being “loved on” in ways my tender heart needed.  When visiting Nash-town last week, each family member had their “must-do” list of places to visit and things…

Being Equipped and Finding DELIGHT…  [in the journey].
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Being Equipped and Finding DELIGHT… [in the journey].

I’ve been working long days on a passion project with a hard deadline… So, one day last week when I skipped my usual, extended-play version of Bible study due to time constraints, I felt comfortable with the shortened edition. Because my heart longed, instead, to be in the Word. Truthfully, I’ve grown to LOVE this…

How to Walk in LOVE in Hurt or Trauma… [learning to love those who’ve hurt us.]
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How to Walk in LOVE in Hurt or Trauma… [learning to love those who’ve hurt us.]

Acknowledge the Reality of Hurt. The reality is we live in a fallen, imperfect world full of messy, broken people and it’s only a matter of time before we are hurt by someone or we inflict pain on another. We are even told in God’s Word that we are to expect trouble in this world….