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November 2014

November 11, 2014

Veterans are a Shadow of Christ

"All heroes are shadows of Christ" - John Piper As I reflect upon Veterans Day...

November 10, 2014

Welcome to Joy Indestructible!

Welcome to my first post from my new writing home - Patheos. I'm extremely honored to...

October 2014

October 16, 2014

Breakfast with Jesus!

This morning was one of the kinds of mornings that I absolutely adore. I woke...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Dear you – A letter for the hard days

This morning, I took an extra hour and snuggled down into my blankets with a...

September 22, 2014

Contentment1

In the past, when people talked about contentment, I used to get annoyed and aggravated....

August 2014

August 26, 2014

10 Reasons Why a Christian Guy is Better…

I haven't read the book, "Fifty Shades of Grey", but I watched the trailer. Well,...

August 20, 2014

10 Things I’m Grateful For…

This summer has been one of unusual trial and difficulty. Yet more heart wrenching news was delivered...

August 14, 2014

How To: Make Yourself Miserable

I've been grumpy this week. Typically, I'm a very joyful person and quickly hand over...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Look To Jesus…

Looking to Jesus Hebrews 12:2 It is always the Holy Spirit’s work to turn our...

July 15, 2014

Soooo….how are you?

"How are you?" That question is asked quite frequently of all of us....

July 11, 2014

That Time I Became An Aunt…

7 o'clock came and went.... No one came. 7:15 rolled around... Still no one. ...

July 07, 2014

And the bride wore white….

I am not married, engaged or even dating. However the topic of marriage has been...

June 2014

June 06, 2014

Where Are Your Eyes?

Where are your eyes? It's not secret that my heart has been hurting...

June 03, 2014

Wait For The Lord…

Charles Spurgeon is one of my all-time favorite authors and I wanted to share a...

June 02, 2014

Finding Joy When Life Hurts….

I can't remember my heart hurting anymore than it's hurting right now. My youngest sister is...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

Seek out beauty….

Intro... Well, I'm a week late on posting this, but better late than never ;)...

April 2014

April 15, 2014

Be Still

I said goodbye to a group of friends I'd met up with for dinner with...

April 03, 2014

Kiss the Wave

It was one of those days that I wanted to take my heart out of...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Trust Me

This evening, I walked the 10 minute walk home from the metro in the dark...

March 28, 2014

A Life Taken and Life Given

Volunteering with the local crisis pregnancy center is one of the great joys of my...

March 26, 2014

Two Things That Shape My Life

I'm sitting in front of my computer, snuggled up with a cup of tea, twiddling...