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Cover Me, Lord.
This is a guest blog post I wrote for She’s Intentional (Dainty Jewells). You can find the original post HERE. As I drove home from work, I blasted the song, “Cover Me,” by Mark Condon in an effort to drown out all the inner voices that had hijacked my thoughts. My head throbbed with tension and my hands were damp against the steering wheel. I probably shouldn’t have even been driving. I burst into tears. I’m pretty sure it was a coworker in the Toyota Camry next to me, but I was past caring. Don’t judge me too harshly, but the straw that had broken the camel’s back for me was…
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Random Acts of Kindness
This is a guest blog post I wrote for She’s Intentional (Dainty Jewells). You can find the original post HERE. Remember in December when everyone felt generous? We held doors for one other, bellowed “Merry Christmas!” to everyone we passed, threw wads of loose cash in the Salvation Army bucket in front of Walmart, and volunteered to help serve Christmas dinner at the local homeless shelter. Well…it’s January (Happy New Year!) and the cashier at the gas station this morning didn’t even look at me when she flicked the receipt my way and two people cut me off on my way to the grocery store. I should mention that the store…
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At the Scent of Water
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. Job 14:7-9 (KJV) He sat alone in his favorite leather chair, staring out the window at nothing in particular. His tattered journal and pen sat abandoned in his lap as he sighed deeply. It had been a difficult week. Long hours at work, teaching Bible studies, and planning Sunday School lessons.…
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Reclaiming Thanksgiving
This is a guest blog post I wrote for She’s Intentional (Dainty Jewells). You can find the original post HERE. My husband, Andy, and I sat at the dinner table with my in-laws the other night and the subject of Thanksgiving came up. Being the lover-of-all-things-organized gal that I am, I grabbed my cell phone and instantly accessed my Thanksgiving planning list on my project management app (Man, I love technology!). Our family customarily eats the same dishes and desserts every year. While we are always game to try new things, venturing away from our food routines isn’t one of them. Let’s just say that I made the mistake one year of…
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The Value of Authenticity
This is a guest blog post I wrote for She’s Intentional (Dainty Jewells). You can find the original post HERE. I’ve been wanting a Coach purse for a while. Many times, I have found myself browsing their website or slipping into an outlet store to drool over the elegant styles and colors. My eyes inevitably lock on some beauty with gold hardware and buttery-soft leather, and I fall in love all over again (As I said, I’ve done this many times!). My mind drifts off to my closet as I imagine what she (all purses are she to me…) would look like against that linen suit I bought last year or that dress I…