Creating Beauty From Ashes
A blogger I follow recently wrote for the first time about the abuse she experienced growing up. For 30 years she’s managed to shove it beneath the surface of her life without ever talking about it or addressing it. And she has done an amazing job of it. Despite those damaging experiences, she is a [...]
Loving Away the Fear
Today’s guest post is from Juliana Wallace. A lifetime ago, Juliana Wallace majored in English at Utah State University. On the heels of those auspicious beginnings, she pursued a semi-intentional corporate career in technical communication, followed by a wholly accidental career in music. Now, pen in hand, she navigates the chaos of middle age and [...]
Pancakes or Waffles?
Swedish Pancakes – photo by cookiedog This month I am participating in Jana Riess’s “Flunking Sainthood” Gratitude Challenge on Facebook. The task is to come up with – and write down – five things everyday for which you are grateful. This hasn’t been be too big of a stretch. The process of developing an attitude [...]
BRAVE
I was at Redbox the other day looking for a family movie to celebrate the last day of school. I saw an animated film with a red-haired girl on the case entitled Brave. “Hey, look at that,” I said to myself, “Brave is already out on video.” (I had seen the movie trailer in the [...]
Munching on a Parable
The parable of the talents bugs me, so I have spent some time wrestling with it, chomping on it, working some useful meaning from it into my bones. I like that that the wealthy man gives the same reward to both servants who [...]
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