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September 2015

September 24, 2015

On Fear

Yesterday, I was wildly on top of the world. And as a result I felt...

September 22, 2015

Things Are Changing

Yet, don't cry for me, Argentina. I'm alive to myself. I'm alive to hope. I'm...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

I Will Not Fly Today

I know why the uncaged bird doesn't sing. What lurks beyond the cage I cannot...

July 2014

July 01, 2014

My Writing Process

Participating today in the #ShareTheLove blog tour.  I was invited by the sweetest Chicagoan journalist,...

June 2014

June 13, 2014

When Jesus, Facebook apps, messenger bags, Scandal & Ruby Dee all Make Sense in the Same List

Beautiful Maya via Don't shoot the messenger! Hey, I'm just the messenger! A flippant yet...

May 2014

May 03, 2014

grace is messy

Allow me to talk around my mess if I may... A few years ago, a...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

Write Through the Abyss or Buy An Area Rug

Yes, my insta feed, twitter feed & FB feed was all abuzz from my time...

March 2014

March 08, 2014

Willing

Lord, may I be willing to love. Let me be willing to sacrifice, truly sacrifice...

January 2014

January 03, 2014

The Couch Fight with Annie & Brennan

I am super quick to dog myself out.  It's not brilliant humility -so I've learned-...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Fatherlessness

Last week a friend died.  She wasn't someone I'd known for a long time, in...

December 11, 2013

I wish you could see yourself the way I do

I wish you could see yourself the way I see you! He was all flummoxed. ...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Rescue, Healing & Orphans

Eager to welcome a beautiful soul today, Kristi Scott whom I "met" through Twitter &...

November 22, 2013

Fly

I love to fly. I love the feeling of heading off to an airport, ripe...

November 19, 2013

Respect Your Story

I'm honored to welcome Minister Ken Pettigrew to my blog in his second guest post...

November 18, 2013

That Little Warrior Girl

Do you love little warrior girl stories? I do. My life-long next door neighbor, Jerald...

November 13, 2013

In Which I Wrote This For The Broken Women

Today, I'm guest posting over at the lovely Sarah Bessey's blog on why I shared a...

October 2013

October 11, 2013

Maybe I’ll be Brave Enough to Finish

I'm considering taking a month long break from blogging and t.v. watching AND book reading. ...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

The Cost of Writing Vulnerably

Interestingly enough, I wrote the post below after I wrote having sex demons but before the #StoryChicago...

September 10, 2013

Here, I am Being Ruined by Parenting

I was editing a few beach pictures the other day.  We'd taken a mini staycation...

August 2013

August 14, 2013

it’s ALL about me

Finally, I've finished revamping my new ABOUT page.  I'd hoped to have this done &...

August 09, 2013

When God was at Blogher ’13 & I talked to Queen Latifah

As an extrovert, fine, I admit it: I'm a conference junkie.  I've always loved conferences,...

August 03, 2013

Story

Before "story" was all the rage in blogs and books and conference names, {<-----I'm going!} I've...

July 2013

July 19, 2013

Belong

I am overwhelmed by those who don't belong... ...especially the ones who "don't belong" with...

July 09, 2013

Being A Writer-Author-Blogger Can Kiss My Bootay. Pt. 2

Yesterday, I shared how I need my blog to be different.  Per my promise, today...

May 2013

May 07, 2013

My 1st Published Book! And I’m a Cover Girl, Y’all!

If you had told me at this time last year that I'd be published in...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

When Things Are Not Ideal

Someone once told me when I start to worry I should take the worry as...

March 19, 2013

Today’s Journey, Thoughts on Healing

  It's Spiritual Abuse Awareness week on the interwebs. I'm honored to be writing a...

March 15, 2013

Rest

I'm in a season of rest with the Lord.  A season of grace with the...

March 12, 2013

The One About When God Serenaded Me with a Violin

I want to feel called to it, Lord. Read: I want to know it's going...

March 01, 2013

Be Grace

I hate ordinary time, ordinary things & most of all ordinary Grace. I do enjoy...

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