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2014-07-14T09:40:11-04:00

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I Missed the Memo on How to Relate to God when “Living in Sin”

Last updated on: July 14, 2014 at 9:40 am By Grace Sandra

“Grace, you are living in sin.” What does it mean to be living “in sin?” Ya know, as opposed to every human being’s regular old daily sin habit –lust in the heart, hatred, jealousy, etc. Every day, each one of us -by the Lord’s standards- falls short blah blah blah. We all know the verse. “So. What crosses the line from just plain old sin to living in sin?” Cindy asks me. We pontificate this over the phone one... Read more

2014-07-10T15:22:53-04:00

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What Fighting Racism is Like as a Black Woman

Last updated on: July 10, 2014 at 3:22 pm By Grace Sandra

Your necessary air is restricted. You take short breaths. You wait for relief. One day, it hurt so bad you took a viability assessment. Will you live? Verdict’s out. There’s a gatdamn boot on your neck. One day, it will come off, you reason. You wait. One day, you’ll take a long, deep breath. Until then, short, quick breaths are gold. Just survive. It’s been so long, this boot made its home. You’ve readjusted. You will live, boot-in-neck. You will... Read more

2014-07-02T13:56:45-04:00

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What I’m Into {June 2014}

Last updated on: July 2, 2014 at 1:56 pm By Grace Sandra

Read & Reading: I’m only half way through We’ll Always Have Paris. Such. good. funny. writing. Perfect beach/pool book! I wrote a mini review of You’re Going to Be Okay by Holley Gerth. For those of you in the midst of tough times, I strongly recommend it. It helped elevate me over my funk. It seems like every summer I get excited about juicing again. It just feels right. T.V. Thanks to Leigh, I started Sherlock on Netflix –so good! ... Read more

You're Going to Be Okay

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2014-07-01T23:36:38-04:00

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My Writing Process

Last updated on: July 1, 2014 at 11:36 pm By Grace Sandra

Participating today in the #ShareTheLove blog tour. I was invited by the sweetest Chicagoan journalist, Emily Miller who I simply refer to as Emmille (pronounced em-meal) because her twitter handle @emmillerrwrites always read to me as Emmille R. Writes. This generous soul spotted me a train pass and a coffee every morning of the Story Conference and I just love her to death! I digress. Emmille “tagged” me in the Spread the Love Blog Tour, where bloggers share their writing... Read more

2014-06-30T20:07:01-04:00

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I am Going to Be Okay

Last updated on: June 30, 2014 at 8:07 pm By Grace Sandra

On a whim, I picked up Holly Gerth’s newest book, You’re Going to Be Okay from the library. Mostly because I have made soooooo many mistakes in the past few months and my life has understandably and perhaps predictably fallen to shit. Ultimately, I checked it out because I needed a little reassurance, even though books this overtly saccharine aren’t typically my thing. I rolled my eyes all the way back into my head when in the intro she states... Read more

2014-06-25T20:02:25-04:00

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A love flash mob for Zevelyn

Last updated on: June 25, 2014 at 8:02 pm By Grace Sandra

Over the last year I’ve been super-duper inspired by Glennon Doyle Melton leading the charge in raising big bucks for families in desperate need through Love Flash Mobs. Crowd-sourcing towards *actual* needs is a beautiful thang, y’all. In fact, it’s one I embraced for many years as I’ve served on staff with InterVarsity. Every year, I was responsible to raise and maintain thousands of dollars through hundreds of people. Part of that life was rough but it was rewarding work. Today, I... Read more

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Love Flash Mob

2014-06-23T23:44:36-04:00

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When a Snake Eats A Boy

Last updated on: June 23, 2014 at 11:44 pm By Grace Sandra

One of the best parts of parenting is doing ALL THE THINGS I’m interested in but would never make time for without my curious boys. I love monkeys, apes, chimps. The whole primate family & I are family. I’ve taken to subtle yet manipulative manuevers such as checking out every library book that has anything to do with monkeys which, ironically enough I don’t think they’ve noticed. Some say I may have taken things too far by putting a Kelly... Read more

2014-06-19T12:02:12-04:00

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On Juneteenth and retraumatizing storytelling: What #TakeDownThatPost Meant for Me

Last updated on: June 19, 2014 at 12:02 pm By Grace Sandra

I learned something extremely useful the other day from my online interactions with the lovely, Bethany Suckrow after I wrote this post a few days ago in which I passionately argued for grace -not attack- for the man who committed statutory rape on one of his Youth group attendee’s detailed in a post he wrote for CT. On my call for grace and restorative redemption for him? Yes. I still stand behind that. On considering the ramifications of the abused? I need... Read more

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2014-06-17T13:48:14-04:00

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Some grace for the CT Dude #TakeDownThatPost

Last updated on: June 17, 2014 at 1:48 pm By Grace Sandra

****Added: I wanted to say more about the “why” of what I said below, so I shot a quick video to do so since my kiddos are here & I didn’t have the time to write it all out eloquently. I posted a “quick” (15 minute—oops) to my Facebook page.**** //// Hey CT Dude. I wrote a Facebook status in honor of you today. Yes, I said, IN HONOR. Why? BECAUSE YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING God made and loves.... Read more

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2014-06-15T01:26:40-04:00

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Ruby, Ossie in this thing together and all the rest For You, Netizen

Last updated on: June 15, 2014 at 1:26 am By Grace Sandra

netizen |ˈnetəzən| noun a user of the Internet, esp. a habitual or avid one. //// (By the way, Happy Father’s Day to my 3ish male readers who may or may not be Father’s!) Christianity Today’s perspective on Should Christians Support Reparations for African-Americans. On my new (& shiny) Facebook page: Mixed HAIRitage I asked what folks thought of the Change. org petition to “comb Blue Ivy’s hair. I LOVED this response: On Silencing Blue Ivy’s Critics & Teaching the Babies to... Read more

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