So, I have this tendency to completely avoid anything that hurts my feelings or makes me upset. Ask any of my longtime friends... conflict is only a pain I endure if I love you deep enough to put my hatred of confrontation temporarily behind me, and a lot of times it looks like me saying, … Continue reading sun and shield
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Birthday blues
If you know me at all, you know my birthday is a day that I dread. If my mama knew that, she would be so sad because she would feel like she failed at celebrating me all these years, but my parents have actually done the world's greatest job at showing me how much they … Continue reading Birthday blues
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One of my very favorite passages in the Bible is Psalm 139. This is where that verse is found... ya know the one stitched onto every throw pillow ever made? "For I am fearfully and wonderfully made." It's one that we all cling to when we need to remember that who we are isn't an … Continue reading uproot