Category: Truth Over Lies

Take Out the Garbage, Take in the Truth

Years ago, I was traveling down a familiar road in my town and the stoplight ahead of me turned yellow before I thought it would. My mind waivered in that in between space – should I slow down to stop or keep going – for a few moments. I thought

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When You Know the Truth

The game was called “How Well Do You Know Me?” We sat around the kitchen island at my sister-in-law’s house and scribbled three sentences on a piece of paper. Two statements were true, but one was a lie. This is not the best game to play when you are trying

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Arm Yourself

As I sat at my computer trying to think of something inspiring to write, my mind reeled.  Deadlines continued to approach (and pass), yet I could not hear what it was that God wanted to say through me.  The past several weeks had been riddled with family struggles, personal illness,

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Is There Happiness Apart From God?

Think about your life, or more specifically your day, and make a list of things that make you happy. Now, what if all those things were stripped away from you, could you still be happy? Would the day be a good day, or a bad day? Would life still be

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Seeking Beauty That Lasts

I spent the summer after my freshman year in college working at a Young Life camp nestled in the mountains of Colorado. The fresh, mountain air was a healing balm to my hurting soul. I had been struggling with an eating disorder for years and just couldn’t seem to stop

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Week 5- What’s The Source of Your Happiness?

Money can be uncomfortable to talk about, so let’s talk about donuts first. Do most people like donuts? Yes. Can donuts make you happy? Only in a fleeting, earthly way. Will donuts hurt you? Depends. Eating one occasionally won’t hurt you, but eating too many too often isn’t a great

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Rising Above The Pain

Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of women walk through incredible pain. Friends whom I have the blessing of knowing, online acquaintances, and women I’ve never met all sharing their stories of pain. Each situation is different. Each story heartbreaking. Not one story is alike and yet they all have

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The Pursuit of Success and What Really Defines Me

 “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5 I’m usually pretty content with my life.  That is, until I see that skinny girl on the

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Week 4- My Life Is Not About Me

It was one of those calls that you just don’t want to get. My day, though busy, was pretty routine…until I received the phone call. I saw her name pop up on my phone as I was working in my car, waiting to pick up one of my daughters from

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Never Too Old. Never Too Young.

Some weeks ago, I attended a funeral that really moved me. A 93-year-old lady went to Heaven, and we accompanied her family as they are close friends of ours. During the whole service, there were people speaking about this woman, who was a faithful Christian, and her many years of

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