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God Has A Better Plan Than You

It blows my mind how God works in each person’s life. There are close to 8 billion people in this world and God gets personal with EACH person in a unique way.  Well God used my dog to teach me a valuable lesson – God’s way is the BEST WAY. This is truly an embarrassing story […]

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Don’t Let Fear Consume You

Last week was a tough week for me. That ugly fear monster paid a visit and didn’t leave. The anxiety and racing thoughts got so bad that several nights I didn’t sleep. My mind was consumed with thoughts about the candidates running for president, the future of our country, and even the presence of global warming.  Christmas […]

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Thoughts on Fall

As I sit here, drinking my warm coffee, my senses start to experience the changes of fall. There is a new crispness in the air (It’s legging and sweat pants season, woohoo!). It’s even beginning to have a different smell; a crunchy leaf smell. Is that even possible? I’ve even smelled some wood burning! I’ve tasted my […]

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Grace, God, Nicki Metcalf Photography

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Give Yourself Grace

This is the HARDEST. THING. TO. DO… Give yourself grace. I feel like this is something we struggle with everyday. We mess up and we dwell on it. We count our past failures and keep a tally . In that tally, we consider ourselves a “bad person” because we just can’t seem to “get it right” or […]

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