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Breaking Up is Hard to Do

by | Life Application

I had a friend who was deeply in love with her boyfriend. In fact, they were engaged to be married. They’d been together since high school and were inseparable. It was no surprise to anyone that a wedding was in the future. Then, things changed.
He wasn’t sure he was in love anymore. He needed some time to think about things. There was too much pressure. He left her house that night, saying goodbye as he walked past the unopened box of wedding invitations. He was confused and she was devastated.
The good news? His feelings lied to him and he knew the truth. They reconciled and are now married. There’s a lesson in this story. Sometimes we have to separate from the things we love in order to make sure what we want is really what we want. 
I’m guest posting over at Single Roots today. Check out the rest of the post there.

Why I’m Quitting Blogging

by | Life Application

That’s right, I said it.

I Quit!

Two weeks ago I took a step back to figure out what reality was. In the midst of my raging hormonal episode I couldn’t figure out what the purpose was of everything I had going in my life. Was I wasting time? Was I doing too much? What was I actually doing?
I seriously wanted to know what the crap was happening!
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The Nitty Gritty Left Out for You to Read

The Nitty Gritty Left Out for You to Read

by | Life Application

What happens when I don’t have the words to put into a blog post? You get the nitty gritty of a not-so-great moment in my life. Here goes it:

May I be raw and just lay it out?

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I’m not in the mood for people…
My heart hurts and I’m not dealing with it like I should…
This headache is on my nerves…
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How People Pleasing Leads to Death

How People Pleasing Leads to Death

by | Faith Lived Out, Life Application

We all like to please people in one way or another. It’s part of our nature. I love to see the smiles on the faces of my loved ones when I do something that makes them proud. It warms my heart. I love to see people happy when I’ve been able to do something good for them, whether that’s giving them a simple hug or spending quality time with them.
What about when we get so stuck on pleasing others we’re actually harming them and ourselves? 

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When Jesus was turned over to Pilate to be crucified, he could find no fault in Jesus. But he had to worry about pleasing the Roman government. That’s why he was put into that position – to keep the peace. If he went against the people, all hell would break loose and word would get back to the Romans. Pilate was more concerned about politics than doing was was right.
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Tear Down Those Walls

Tear Down Those Walls

by | Life Application

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

In 1987 Ronald Reagan made those words famous as he gave a speech to the people of West Berlin. Mikhail Gorbachev got a challenge to provide freedom for the Germans. After Reagan made that speech, the obvious could no longer be ignored.

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When I think about it, I have been in the exact place Gorbachev was. Though he wanted to control people, I wanted to control the little girl inside of me from coming out to see the world. She had been hurt too much. Building walls up around my heart kept her from coming out and kept people from getting too close. Afterall, if they really knew me, they wouldn’t want to get close anyway. 

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The Power of Silent Friendships

The Power of Silent Friendships

by | Life Application

In the movie Nights in Rodanthe, Richard Gere and Diane Lane begin a whirlwind romance after he stays at her beach house bed and breakfast while visiting to rebuild a relationship with his estranged son. They fall in love and life looks as though it will be a happily ever after story.
After taking a mission trip overseas to provide medical care with his son, Dr. Paul Flanner, Gere’s character is killed. His son delivers the news to Adrienne Willis, Lane’s character. Of course she falls apart.
There’s a scene in the movie where Adrienne sits on the back deck of her North Carolina beach home staring out at the ocean full of devastation. Her best friend, Jean (Viola Davis) sits next to her. She then reaches out her hand and holds Adrienne’s. She didn’t say anything. She didn’t try to fix anything. She just sat in silence with her best friend and let her grieve. I love the true picture of friendship in that scene. It’s the best part of the movie, in my opinion.
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