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This picture has 128 years of combined history behind it. Three women who've endured heartaches, tragedies, blessings, love, forgiveness, grace, mercy, and redemption are the creators of this beautifully shattered heart. If you've never taken the time to grab a plate...

[guestpost]This is part three in a series of my latest journey with God. Click here to read the first post, 'They Say I Had a Stroke,' and here to read the second post, "Saying Goodbye to Dolly Parton."[/guestpost] Humility is a powerful thing. Sometimes we ask for...

This is part two in a series of my latest journey with God. Click here to read the first post, 'They Say I Had a Stroke,' to follow the journey.  I’d hit my breaking point, again, at least for that morning. My blow dryer stopped working in the midst of trying to...

[guestpost]This is part one in a three part series of my latest journey with God. Click here to read the second post, "Saying Goodbye to Dolly Parton," and here for the final post, "That Time God Healed Me."[/guestpost] It’s 4:07 am. I’ve been awake for a while now,...

You've heard the rhyme a thousand times... (Oh wait.. I think I just made that sentence a rhyme.) "Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you." Malarkey! Anyone who's ever been on the other end of a hurtful comment or condescending remark...

Recently at Celebrate Recovery we were discussing Step 5 of the 12 steps: We admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.  Celebrate Recovery often uses acrostics in their lessons, and the N in "Confess" stands for no more...

I was sitting with some new friends at dinner recently. I wanted to know more about their life so I did what I do best, asked questions. My new friend Dan said this about his 20+ year marriage to Mary, "We've been married for a long time, but it wasn't until the last...

Have you ever been in an all too familiar situation and all of a sudden flashbacks from your past come flooding back as if you're reliving the moment all over again? Don't worry, you're not alone. This is called a trigger. It happened to me recently. All of a sudden,...