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The life and story that God has for us. I remember sitting in a ministry training when I was 22 being led by a single woman in her mid-thirties and thinking, “I love the way she is giving her life away, but Lord, I don’t want to end up like her.”  At the time, the […]

And other things I’ve learned on the golf course. “Good luck, nobody’s good at golf!”  These are the words I was met with earlier this year as I shared my pursuit to improve my golf game with some of my co-workers.  “Improve” may not be the right word. There must be an established golf game […]

Improving your game. “Good luck, nobody’s good at golf!”  These are the words I was met with earlier this year as I shared my pursuit to improve my golf game with some of my co-workers.  “Improve” may not be the right word. There must be an established golf game to improve it. It may have […]

Happy Valentine’s Day! I love Valentine’s Day! You should see my nails right now… just a real valentine’s girl over here. Not because I have a valentine or because of the romance-of-it-all — I think if I did have a valentine of the romantic sort, I might actually like this day less, because who needs […]

Best of Books: Fiction: Norah Goes off Script, Meet Me Under the Mistletoe // Nonfiction/Memoir: I Guess I haven’t Learned that Yet, Save Me the Plums // Christian Formation: Secular Creed // Bible Commentary: Creation and Blessing // Best on Audible: From Hollywood With Love  // Fave Cookbook: Comfortable Kitchen, The Modern Proper Best of […]

Best of 2022 Happy New Year’s Eve! I can’t tell you how much I love the week between Christmas and New Years. It is my favorite! It’s been my favorite for as long as I can remember, surely the whole of my adult life, but I think this love affair began long before that. Growing […]