3 Ways to Thrive While Single

I can feel Fall coming (figuratively and not literally…afterall, I live in Texas which currently feels like the inside of an oven). With the change of the physical season and so much recent change in our lives, I’ve been thinking back on previous life seasons. I love that scripture calls us to REMEMBER. (It also calls us to FORGET, but …

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The Beginnings of Book Writing

In the beginning, there was an idea… that turned into a story… that turned into a paragraph… that became a chapter… then a manuscript… then a beautiful book on the shelf. Sounds simple, right? I won’t lie. The process of writing a book isn’t what I would deem EASY, but it is worth it. And it is doable, even if you …

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Red, White, and Books!

Happy 4th of July week, Warriors! There’s something fun about this holiday isn’t there? I love the fact that we can put aside whatever divides us to celebrate what unites us. We are Americans. #sameteam I was raised in a patriotic family. In fact my favorite service at our church every year involved the Armed Forces Medley. Every time a …

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Books for Christmas – Now Closed

Clearly I am bad at blog writing. I would apologize, but sometimes it’s good to know our strengths, weaknesses, and priorities. Am I right? I am constantly learning this balance. I imagine you are, too. But enough about boundaries, because this post is all about CHRISTMAS and possibilities and gifts. That’s one way to start this blog back up! If …

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Behind the Scenes of the Heart of a Warrior Series

I’ve been working on a project for my day job centered around this idea: “What does it mean to be courageous?” And it got me thinking about the beginnings of the Heart of a Warrior series. This series began in a fourth-grade classroom while I was substitute teaching. They were taking a quiz, and I had just watched a news update on …

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5 Ways Singleness Prepared Me for Marriage

For the most part, I’ve been single since college. I’ve gone on dates, even dated for a couple months, but nothing really stuck. Which means for the past nine years of my life since my college days, most of my energy hasn’t gone to being in a relationship. I’ve had ample time to figure out this single thing and ample …

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