Tag: community
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Dear Graduate (During a Global Crisis)
For those of you mourning the loss of celebrating graduation, I am too. Let’s talk about why you are actually this year’s MVP.
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You are the Soldier with the Spatula & that’s a Really Powerful Thing
As of July, Eric and I will have been at military life for 6 years. Our life has been preparedness for war since the day we got into this life. Here is what I can tell you about war. We often think of war as this overt act of battle. We think of troops in…
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The Empath & the Storm
With a pandemic on the rise, let’s talk about all things empathy, and the other important lessons to keep in mind during this time.
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How Your Love Story Can Help Child Brides
I’m lucky, because my love looks like this. All the time. You might read this and think, ‘no ones love is that good.’ I used to think the same thing. Until I met my husband that is. Sure, we have our moments where I jokingly threaten his life for the insurance money, but overall, it…
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Lets Crowd Heaven
Let’s make heaven crowded. Let’s invite the kind people, the mentally ill people, the downtrodden people, the confused people, the loud people, the questioning people, the black, white, and yellow people. Let’s invite the transgender people, and the foreign people. Let’s ask the all of the imperfect people. Lets take with us both the prostitutes…
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The Power of a Decade
Here’s what I know about decades. About a decade ago, I was expelled from high school. The girls that bullied me so bad that I ended up in the hospital contributed to breaking a sense of my self worth that took me the better half of a decade, a lot of lifestyle changes, and a…
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Christmas Retold
I used to read the story differently than I do now. As a child, I read the story literally. An angel came to Mary and told her she would have a son and he would be named Jesus and peace would be brought to the world. Her and Joseph would travel to a faraway land,…
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The Responsibility of the Traveler
I am excited to be adding a travel section to the blog! Before I get started, please check out this post all about the unique responsibilities of the adventurer.
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Planting Seeds in Concrete – Lessons from a Burnout
Burnout has become a prominent, recognized, and shared experience worldwide. Its one of those super terrible seasons of life so many of us experience, but don’t talk about. This is a letter about overcoming, and more importantly, learning from burnout.
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Where This Blog Begins
Several years ago I was caught between a prayer, a cardboard moving box, and a bottle of wine. This blog is a result of that. Read how this whole thing got started.
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Sleeping with Bread
Bread, a historic symbol of hope, inspires this piece that focuses on small ways you can create hope on a daily basis.