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Why I Jumped
If you’ve met me or read almost anything I’ve written, you know I tend to be, cautious. I do not like big spiders or weird food. I am not fond of birds that are taller than an average sized toddler. Perhaps one of my biggest phobias? Heights. Not only do I worry about...
What’s Your Naked?
In her book, The Power of Not Yet, Donna Pisani helped me reframe something powerful in Genesis 3. There, God gave Adam and Eve eutopia. They lacked nothing. There were no fears, work, calories, or mosquitoes. They had everything and one rule to follow. But they broke...
How to Forgive Like Jesus (When You’re Not Jesus)
I have been struggling, once again, to forgive. Forgiveness is hard enough to work through once; however, forgiving someone for repeatedly hurting me feels unfair and exhausting. And after taking days, weeks, or months to forgive again, just to feel like the ante is...
Squatting 180
I have very serious osteoporosis. So, when I heard about a weight-lifting program proven to increase bone density, I was all in. But last week, I wanted all out. When my warm-up set felt like I was trying to deadlift my car, and my legs felt weak and noodle-y, I knew...
Getting Tatted
I've always wanted a tattoo. I think they're cool and edgy. I wanted one that was small but meaningful—something to remind me of Christ's love and goodness. Something to point me back to the cross I so easily forget. So why haven't I gotten one? Besides my middle-aged...
I’m Back
“You’ve been really quiet on social. Really quiet.” When a friend asked me how I’d been at a recent event I was keynoting, she prefaced it with an observation I thought no one had noticed. Although the past few years have been filled with blessed graduations,...