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Time To Listen

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012 | 0 comments

It needed to be permanently fixed. Not just pieced together. For a couple of years, this chair sat, unfixed. Every once in a while, one of us took a minute to fit the pieces back together, hoping they would stay. But it never took long before they came undone… every. time. Why didn’t we walk over to the island, get out the super glue, and fix it? Lazy? Didn’t care? Whatever the reason, we let the brokenness sit. Instead of taking five minutes for a permanent fix, we just kept bandaging… hoping that miraculously it would work “this time.” And that is where I am right now. The chair that keeps being bandaged. For months I have sensed...

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Tune-In Tuesday: Give This Christmas Away

Posted by on Dec 6, 2011 | 2 comments

Welcome to Tune-In Tuesday! If this is your first time visiting on a Tuesday, I hope you will find this as a place to worship together. Each week, I share about a song that God is using in my life. One that is speaking to me in whatever season I may be going through. The invitation is for you to jump in and do it, too! This month is a little different. During December, Tune-In Tuesday is turning CHRISTMAS! Here are the steps: Pick a CHRISTMAS song, share it, and write about it. It can be a fun Christmas song or a serious song, one that points us straight to Jesus. Link up here using the linky tool at the bottom of this post. Use the name of your song as the title of...

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What Is Authenticity?

Posted by on Sep 15, 2011 | 2 comments

Today, my friend Marni gave me the opportunity to guest post on her blog… about a subject that I am very passionate about. Read the intro here and then jump over to her blog for the rest. ———————————————————————– Authenticity. A word that stirs in me a passion for this generation. As I’m writing this, our country is remembering that painful day 10 years ago in New York: September 11, 2011. The day the towers came down. On that day and in the days that followed, people of this country showed authenticity. They...

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Tune-In Tuesday: Fall Apart

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 | 6 comments

Welcome to Tune-In Tuesday! If this is your first time visiting on a Tuesday, I hope you will find this as a place to worship together. Each week, I share about a song that God is using in my life. One that is speaking to me in whatever season I may be going through. The invitation is for you to jump in and do it, too! Here are the steps: Pick a song that is especially meaningful for you at this time in your life and write about it. Really think about the lyrics… and let them change you. Link up here using the linky tool at the bottom of this post. Use the name of your song as the title of your link. (If you haven’t done this before, feel free to email me with...

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Tune-In Tuesday: Strong Enough

Posted by on Aug 16, 2011 | 8 comments

Welcome to Tune-In Tuesday! If this is your first time visiting on a Tuesday, I hope you will find this as a place to worship together. Here is an explanation of what we do: Each week, I share about a song that God is using in my life. One that is speaking to me in whatever season I may be going through. The invitation is for you to jump in and do it, too! Here are the steps: 1.      Pick a song that is especially meaningful for you at this time in your life and write about it. Really think about the lyrics… and let them change you. 2.      Link up here using the linky tool at the bottom of...

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Who Ya Pleasing?

Posted by on May 27, 2011 | 1 comment

I’m guest posting at my friend Marni’s blog today! I hope you will read this little introduction and then head over to her blog for the rest of the post.—— When Jeffrey was about a year old, he would play a game with us. We bought him a little plastic basketball set that he could play with for hours. When he first started playing with it, our sharp little boy learned quickly that all he had to do was put the little plastic ball in the little plastic hole… and Mommy, Daddy, MeMaw, or whoever else may be watching would clap loudly, cheer, and smile! … Continue reading here: Relevant Brokenness. Then come back and leave me a comment!...

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