Can You Take Some Criticism?
—Grace & Truth Linkup
“Hey Lisa!” I’d almost made it to my car Monday afternoon before she called me back in. I felt my defenses rising when I heard my name. I knew it…
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The Sweet Spot of Your Project (My 15-Year Blogaversary!)
Today’s my 15-year Blogaversary! I Want To, But . . . There’s this new thing I want to do. But I don’t know exactly how. Unknown variables about the project…
Read moreAccepting Our Present (and Past) Selves Can Be Hard
When Julissa heard her secret crush tell her at age 14, “You sound like a white girl,” she took it as a compliment in her Texas high school. But as…
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Surprise! When You Don’t Even Have to Ask
—Grace & Truth Linkup
It was on Day 1 of our beach vacation last May that I made the decision. For the remaining days we were there, I’d journal three pages by hand in…
Read moreBut Today . . . You Are Still Here
I’ve been watching for a sign, hoping for a change. A broken relationship ripples far and deep. But change hasn’t come. It may never come in the way I hope.…
Read moreDo You Have to Try So Hard?
I’m doing absolutely nothing to keep it alive. I don’t water it. I don’t fertilize it. I don’t add extra soil in the spring. Yet the lantana by my mailbox…
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